PDF-IRAQI MARSHLANDS PROJECT

wwwuneporg. A PREMIER UNDERGRADUATE THINK-TANK. ISIS and the Middle East. Kyle Butler | Allan Lee | Sarah . Fadel. | . Shahaan. . Azhar. . 10.29.2014. The Fate of Hegemony in the Middle East. 2. QGM. Agenda. Religion and the War on Terror. I. Background. Saddam Hussein led Iraq through a war with Iran during the 1980’s and had huge war debts to pay.. He also claimed oil-rich Kuwait was a part of Iraq. . Invades Kuwait on Aug. 2. nd. 2. Iraqi History. A. British Mandate. B. British Backed Monarchy. Post WWII British colony. King chosen by England. C. Dictatorships. 1958 Baath Revolution. 3. Thinking Slide:. How might Iraqi history affect how they view the Americans & their British allies in the current war in Iraq?. 1958: Monarchy is overthrown by a military coup. 1968: Major . Baathist. -led coup. 1979: Saddam Hussein becomes president. 1980-88: Iran-Iraq war. 1982: Killing of 150 . Shi’a. in . Dujail. following an attempt on Saddam’s life. Cleveland CH: 11 pt. 2. Essential Question: What problems did the boarders of Iraq cause? . Iraq Between the wars. What was the Ethnic and Religious . m. ake up of Iraq? . What was the economic make up of Iraq?. 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). Key Players: . Nouri. al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq. Shiite. George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001-2009). Barack Obama, President of the United States (2009-present). Iraq Withdrawal. against Iraq (June, 2000). We, the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois, stand in solidarity with the people in Iraq. We urge our government to end the bombing and the sanctions that harm innocent people. We further urge our government to replace these actions with creative diplomatic solutions. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm- Timeline 1990/1991. 2. nd. August- Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. 8. th. August- US begins troop build-up in Saudi Arabia. 10 August- Arab League condemns the invasion of one Arab country by another. Kuwaiti liberation coalition begins to form.. 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%. 2012. www.IraqiYouthInitiative.org. www.facebook.com/GoYouthIraq. @. YouthIraq. @. RayMendenilla. IYIHome@tijara-iraq.com @. EnasKamil. . rmendenilla@tijara-iraq.com ekamil@tijara-iraq.com. Whether the Iraqi constitution is approved or not in the October 15 referendum, there will be new elections in December for the National Assembly and party alignments are beginning to emerge. The broa IRAQ Iraq Tanker 1,502 HNAR Iraqi Oil Tankers Company IRAQ Iraq Tanker 1,502 HNNN Iraqi Oil Tankers Company ACECHILLY CUBA Acechilly Navigation Co., Malta ACEFROSTY CUBA Acefrosty Shipping Co., Mal CAMP TAJI Iraq Soldiers and civilians packed the Divi-sion Support Brigade Ministry Center here Oct 31 at 7 pm to attend a memorial ceremony More than 500 people representing the many of-fices and un