Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti was an Iraqi politician,military leader,and the second son of Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000. He was also in charge of the Republican Guard,a branch of the Iraqi military. Although he had a lower public profile compared to his brother Uday,he was said to have had a key role in crushing opposition during the 1991 Iraqi uprisings. Qusay,his son Mustafa,and his brother Uday were killed in a 2003 U.S. raid in Mosul.
Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003. He previously served as the vice president of Iraq from 1968 to 1979 and also served as prime minister from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003. He was a leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and later its Iraqi regional branch. Ideologically,he espoused Ba'athism,a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism,while the policies and political ideas he championed are collectively known as Saddamism.
Ryan Clark Crocker is a retired American diplomat who served as a career ambassador within the United States Foreign Service. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom,he served as United States ambassador to Afghanistan (2011–2012),Iraq (2007–2009),Pakistan (2004–2007),Syria (1998–2001),Kuwait (1994–1997),and Lebanon (1990–1993). In January 2010,he became dean of Texas A&M University's George Bush School of Government and Public Service.
Tariq Aziz was an Iraqi politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister (1979–2003),Minister of Foreign Affairs (1983–1991) and a close advisor of President Saddam Hussein. Their association began in the 1950s when both were activists for the then-banned Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He was both an Arab nationalist and a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
The following is a timeline of major events during the Iraq War,following the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
James Franklin Jeffrey is an American diplomat who served most recently as the United States Special Representative for Syria Engagement and the Special Envoy to the International military intervention against ISIL.
The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) was the provisional government of Iraq from 13 July 2003 to 1 June 2004. It was established by and served under the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The IGC consisted of various Iraqi political and tribal leaders who were appointed by the CPA to provide advice and leadership of the country until the June 2004 transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government.
Ayad Allawi is an Iraqi politician. He served as the vice president of Iraq from 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2018. Previously he was interim prime minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005 and the president of the Governing Council of Iraq in 2003.
Aiham Alsammarae is a nationalistic,Sunni Muslim,Iraqi politician who served as Minister of Electricity from August 2003 until May 2005. He has been an active member of the Iraqi National List and has fought hard for political reconciliation among Iraq's political parties as well as against the policy of de-Ba'athification,since his resignation as Minister of Electricity. Previously,he was a prominent member of the Iraqi Opposition and lived in exile in the United States for over 30 years.
Rend al-Rahim Francke is an Iraqi political activist who often appears on various current affairs programs. She held the position as Iraqi ambassador to the United States. She is considered to be a secularist trying to enable Iraq to transition to a liberal democratic model.
Events in the year 2005 in Iraq.
Salah Omar Al-Ali was a member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council,Iraqi Minister of Culture and Information from 1968 to 1970,and subsequently ambassador to Sweden,Spain and the United Nations from 1973 to 1981. He was a leading member of the Iraqi opposition.
The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Iraq.
The Iraq War,also referred to as the Second Gulf War,was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States-led coalition,which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict persisted as an insurgency arose against coalition forces and the newly established Iraqi government. US forces were officially withdrawn in 2011. In 2014,the US became re-engaged in Iraq,leading a new coalition under Combined Joint Task Force –Operation Inherent Resolve,as the conflict evolved into the ongoing insurgency.
Iraq–Saudi relations are the bilateral and diplomatic relations between the Republic of Iraq and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Both sovereign states share the Iraq–Saudi Arabia border.
House of Saddam is a 2008 British docudrama television miniseries that charted the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. A co-production between BBC Television and HBO Films,the series was first broadcast on BBC Two in four parts between 30 July and 20 August 2008.
Samir al Shihabi served as President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1991 to 1992.
Relations between the Arab Republic of Iraq and State of Palestine have historically been close,with Palestine Liberation Organization supported by the Ba'athist Iraqi regime during the second half of the 20th century,and vice versa,Iraqi Ba'athist regime supported by PLO leadership during the Gulf War. The State of Palestine has an embassy and consulate in Baghdad and Erbil accordingly,but Iraq doesn't have an embassy in Palestine.
Faisal II was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958,when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven-year-old Hashemite monarchy in Iraq,which then became a republic.
Lukman Faily is the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States. He has served as the Iraqi Ambassador to Japan.
