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ILL WINDS.(Baghdad)
Jeffrey Goldberg reports from Kurdistan
Isabel Hilton's report from Jordan
Slide show: Scenes from Jordan
Seymour M. Hersh on Rumsfeld's war plan
During the first three days of the bombardment of Baghdad, the explosions came only at night. After that, there was some daylight bombing, but mostly away from the center or on the outskirts of the city. On the sixth day of the attacks, March 25th, another turab, or dust storm, engulfed Baghdad. Yellow dust was mixed with smoke billowing from dozens of oil fires that had supposedly been set to reduce visibility for American and British pilots. The sky turned a blackish purple, as if the city ...
- Baghdad Bureau Blog Launches on NYTimes.com.
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 27, 2008 700+ words
...The New York Times. Baghdad Bureau will address the...challenges that confront the city's inhabitants, such...Rubin is the deputy Baghdad bureau chief for The...Rubin grew up in New York City and worked in New York...Europe. She first went to Baghdad in April 2003 and has...
- Baghdad's History Is Filled with Turmoil.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 26, 2003 700+ words
...Mansur called his city Madinat as-Salam, or "City of Peace." Baghdad was a city rich in treasure, knowledge and culture, where...Mongols, Persians and Turks fought over Baghdad until the city became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1638...
- Baghdad
- Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa Al-qazzaz, Ayad January 1, 2004 700+ words
...Sassanide. Early History Baghdad was founded on the west...The construction of Baghdad was completed in 766...emperors, who named cities after themselves, al...the use of the ancient city name of Baghdad. The city later gained...
- Baghdad's electrical system could take up to 2 years to fix.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) July 28, 2003 700+ words
...damaged towers around Baghdad. Eighteen transmission...a decisive role in Baghdad's power future. The capital city no longer is the focal...Before the war, Baghdad could depend on 16...while Basra and other cities in the south received...
- Baghdad's Disorder Gets in Way of Reconstruction.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 1, 2003 700+ words
...yet to venture into Baghdad because of sporadic...troops would be sent to Baghdad, a figure that would...the coalition that the city of 5 million people...are reconstituting in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, according to one former...
- Battle for Baghdad likely to be war's decisive event.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Dine, Philip March 26, 2003 700+ words
...Guard units ringing Baghdad, then engaging...stationed within the city. "It will determine...arrayed outside Baghdad to defend the city, along with elite...divisions outside of Baghdad will influence the...are sent into the city, the coalition...
- FALL OF BAGHDAD DASHES OLD THEORIES TAKING A LARGE CITY SHOULD COST ATTACKER...
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Kilzer^, Lou April 11, 2003 700+ words
...be an American victory in Baghdad is almost unbelievable. Winning a city of Baghdad's size in a contested battle...were hit without turning the city into a steaming graveyard. Additionally, the wide Baghdad streets allowed for close...
- Throughout history, Baghdad has been difficult to defend, rule.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 25, 2003 700+ words
...Mansur called his city Madinat as-Salam, or "City of Peace." Baghdad was a city rich in treasure, knowledge and culture, where...Mongols, Persians and Turks fought over Baghdad until the city became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1638...