Iraq
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Starting as early as the 6th millennium BC, the fertile alluvial plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, referred to as the region of Mesopotamia, gave rise to some of the world's earliest cities, civilizations, and empires in Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria. Mesopotamia was known as a "Cradle of Civilisation" that saw the inventions of a writing system, mathematics, timekeeping, a calendar, astrology, and a law code. Following the Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia, Baghdad became the capital and the largest city of the Abbasid Caliphate, and during the period of the Islamic Golden Age, the city evolved into a significant cultural and intellectual center, and garnered a worldwide reputation for its academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom. It was largely destroyed at the hands of the Mongol Empire in 1258 during the siege of Baghdad, resulting in a decline that would linger through many centuries due to frequent plagues and multiple successive empires including the Ottoman Empire, which ruled over the vilayets of Mosul, Baghdad and Basra, which forms today's Iraq.
Modern Iraq dates back to 1920, when a Mandate was established, followed by a British-backed monarchy under Faisal. The Hashemite Kingdom declared its independence in 1932. A revolution led by General Qasim, overthrew the monarchy and declared a republican Iraq and later ruled by brothers Abdul Salam Arif and Abdul Rahman Arif. The Ba'athist government took control, first led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and then by Saddam Hussein from 1968 to 2003. Throughout the period, Iraq fought the Iran–Iraq War and the Gulf War. In 2003, a U.S.-led coalition force invaded and occupied Iraq and inititated a war, which overthrew Saddam's government. The war continued with an insurgency and sectarian civil war. The U.S. troops began to withdraw and war officially ended in 2011. The subsequent continuing repression and sectarian policies of Nouri al-Maliki's government caused protests, after which a coalition of Ba'athist and Sunni militias took up arms during a campaign. The climax of the campaign was the offensive by the ISIS that marked its rapid territorial expansion, prompting the return of American troops to fight the war, which lasted until 2017. Iran has also intervened since 2014, expanding its influence through sectarian parties and Khomeinist militia groups, triggering widespread protests. Post-war conflicts continues today.
Iraq is a federal parliamentary republic country. The president is the head of state, the prime minister is the head of government, and the constitution provides for two deliberative bodies, the Council of Representatives and the Council of Union. The judiciary is free and independent of the executive and the legislature. Iraq is considered an emerging middle power with a strategic location. It is a founding member of the United Nations, the OPEC as well as of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Non-Aligned Movement, and the International Monetary Fund. The country has the third largest oil reserves in the world after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia and is a leading center of oil and gas industry. Since its independence, Iraq has experienced spells of significant economic and military growth and briefer instability including wars. Provided by Wikipedia
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“...Irak Wizārat al-Iʿlām...”
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“...Irak Wizārat aṯ-Ṯaqāfa wa-'l-Funūn...”
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“...Irak Wizārat aṯ-Ṯaqāfa wa-'l-Iʿlām...”
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Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
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