It’s been just over 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq. Some Americans have largely forgotten about the invasion, despite the fact the Sept. 11 attacks that precipitated it still loom large ...

Iraq has a rich historical legacy, but it often goes unnoticed due to conflicts. Archaeologists have found a large collection of ancient stone tools in Iraq. In total, they found over 850 objects in ...

As U.S. forces advance toward Baghdad, some are headed for the eastern Iraqi city of Al Kut. If history is any judge, that could be a mistake. During World War I, when the British invaded Iraq — then ...

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I recently had the privilege to participate in a retrospective symposium marking the 20th anniversary of the American war in Iraq. Hosted by Columbus State University and the National Infantry Museum, ...

A new book by the journalist Bartle Bull recounts 5,000 years of the country’s past, showing how long before colonial powers defined its borders, it was a place with a common history. Share full ...

In 1957, a 26-year-old American woman carrying an English-Arabic dictionary and an address in Baghdad boarded a bus in Beirut for a two-day journey to Iraq’s capital. She had grown tired of the ...

"Today the guns are silent. . . . The entire world is quietly at peace." So said Douglas MacArthur in September 1945. Last week, seeing that quotation, now inscribed in stone at the new National World ...

Armchair Historian Iran-Iraq War | Animated History (REMASTER IN DESCRIPTION) Posted: August 6, 2025 | Last updated: August 7, 2025 ...