PPT-Iraq I. In order to understand anything about this country,

you must first know about its ethnoreligious divisions II Iraq History 191832 British rule Even after independence Britain retained oil rights and kept military bases in Iraq Monarchy. (ACSAs). AGENDA. Examples of ACSA in Action . ACSA Process . How does an ACSA Work . ACSA Order Relay . Financial Flow . Reimbursables . Buys . Lessons Learned / Successes . Training & Staff Assistance Visits . Understanding the Iraqi Community after 2003. Iraq’s population is over 31 million.. Iraq has 18 provinces. Baghdad is the capital. . Boarders: Iran to the east, Kuwait & Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan & Syria to the west, and Turkey to the north.. What is this war about anyway. ?. Saddam Hussein . Ayatollah Khomeini . Iraq has oil…. Iraq’s oil is good quality. It exists in great quantity . It is cheap to produce. Costs about $1.00 . a barrel (yes 1 dollar). Both Kurdish and . Shi’a. issues have. played a role in the Gulf conflicts. 1. Based in longstanding disagreements. Religious, ethnic, and territorial. Iranian revolution as the catalyst. Khomeini called on Iraqi Shi’a to rise up against Hussein. The Gulf War. Student: Bianca Elena Vîlcu. Professor Coordinator: Arkadiusz Kotliński. Poland,2013. Introduction. Since the beginning, Iraq had always claimed Kuwait part of its territory.  One of the early claims surfaced in the 1930's when oil was discovered in the region.  Another claim came right after Kuwait gained its independence, but Britain and the Arab league rejected that assertion.  . Southwest . Asia Geography. This country is the farthest west . This is the man-made physical feature we’re studying . This is the most important waterway in relation to the FLOW of oil . This . river borders Israel . Sponsored by Church World Service (CWS), Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC), HIAS, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Jesuit Conference USA, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS), U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Church World Service (CWS), Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC), HIAS, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Jesuit Conference USA, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS), U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI). This country is known:. as the “Cradle of Civilization”. Sumerians (4,000 years B.C.). Assyrians. Babylonians. Mesopotamians. Persians. Macedonians. Romans. Ottoman Empire . . British Empire. Muhammad—Prophet of Islamic Religion. 570-632 AD. Islam is . believed by Muslims to be the unaltered original monotheistic faith of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other . prophets.. Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity and ensured that his teachings, practices, and the . d. Explain U.S. presence and interest in Southwest Asia; include the Persian Gulf conflict and invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. . Nation of Israel Created. 1948. Israel is founded as a Jewish State. (ACSAs). AGENDA. Examples of ACSA in Action . ACSA Process . How does an ACSA Work . ACSA Order Relay . Financial Flow . Reimbursables . Buys . Lessons Learned / Successes . Training & Staff Assistance Visits . In the Middle East bordered by Jordan, Syria, Turkey, . I. ran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. Official languages: Arabic, Kurdish. Population: 30, 399, 572 (. est. ). Religion: Islam (Shi’ite Sunni) 97%, Christianity 3%. The geology of Iraq as a study is closely depended on basic geologic branches, such as tectonics, . stratigraphy. , . sedimentology. , petrology, paleontology and structural geology. On the other hand, there are some applied branches in geology directly related to studying geology of Iraq, such as petroleum geology, hydrogeology and economic geology. To understanding the geology of Iraq, we must return to tectonic and . 6. 5. 7. 2. 11. 12. 9. 10. 8. Name That . Ocean. 4. 14. 13. 15. Name That . Body of Water. 4. 17. 16. Name That . Body of Water. 4. 18. 19. Name That . Body of Water. North America. Africa. South America.