Tagged: Iraq

Iraq, formerly known as Mesopotamia, officially the Republic of Iraq. It is a southwestern Asian country that encompasses most of the northwestern Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert, and the northern part of the Arabian Desert. Iraq covers an area...

The transitional government defined the preparation of direct elections to a constituent assembly by early 2005 as its primary goal. On June 8, 2004, the UN Security Council passed a new Iraq resolution, which...