Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
[218] the Iraqi Turkmen genocide began when ISIS captured Iraqi Turkmen lands in 2014 and it continued until ISIS lost all of their land in Iraq. In 2017, ISIS's persecution of Iraqi Turkmen was officially recognized as a genocide by the Parliament of Iraq, [219] [220] and in 2018, the sexual slavery of Iraqi Turkmen girls and women was ...
An enlargeable relief map of Iraq. Pronunciation: ɪˈrɑːk; Common English country name: Iraq; Official English country name: The Republic of Iraq; Common endonym(s): Iraq (العراق) Official endonym(s): Iraq; Adjectival(s): Iraqi; Demonym(s): Iraqi; Etymology: Name of Iraq. 58th largest country; 36th most populous country; ISO country ...
Iraq, [a] officially the Republic of Iraq, [b] is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north , Saudi Arabia to the south , Iran to the east , Syria to the west , the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast , and Jordan to the southwest .
It’s many years since ISIS, also known as Islamic State, held sway over much of Syria and northern Iraq a time when it spawned affiliates throughout Africa and Asia and organized a series of ...
On 6 August 2014, the town was captured by the Islamic State (ISIS), along with the nearby Assyrian towns of Bakhdida, Bartella and Karamlesh which were also overrun by ISIS militants during their August 2014 northern Iraq offensive. [11] Upon entering the town, ISIS looted the homes and removed the crosses and other religious objects from the ...
BBC's recently updated map of ISIS controlled areas (This is the most recent source) BBC's map of Syria. Noria Research's map of Syria. Map and information on claimed areas. Some info in Aleppo and Ar-Raqqah Governorate (Jan 19, 2014) Derived from: File:Saudi Arabia location map.svg File:Jordan location map.svg File:Syria location map.svg
The guiding principle of an Islamic government is the concept of al-Shura, meaning 'consultation' or 'collective decision-making'. Muslim scholars are of the opinion that Islamic al-Shura should consist of work in the public interest, compliance with the Quran and Sunnah, democratic elections conducted within shura bodies, and majority rule within the bounds of Islamic law.
Map of the Islamic State of Iraq and its provinces on 7 April 2007. Following the U.S.-launched 2003 invasion of Iraq, the situation deteriorated, and by 2007, the intercommunal violence between Iraqi Sunni and Shi'a factions was described by the National Intelligence Estimate as having elements of a civil war. [16]