Baghdad

(proper noun)

The capital of, and largest city in Iraq, situated in the center of the country on the Tigris river; an ancient city and historical center of the Muslim world.

Related Terms

Examples of Baghdad in the following topics:

  • The "Surge" in Iraq

    • Bush's 2007 increase in the number of American troops in order to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province.
    • Bush ordered the deployment of more than 20,000 soldiers into Iraq, five additional brigades, and sent the majority of them into Baghdad.
    • Put out by the Combined Intelligence Operations Center (CIOC), Baghdad, Iraq for open distribution.

  • The War on Terror

    • Baghdad, Iraq's capital city, fell in April 2003 and Saddam Hussein's government quickly dissolved.

  • The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

    • In 2007, President Bush increased the number of American troops in Iraq in order to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province.
    • Clockwise, starting at top left: a joint patrol in Samarra; the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue in Firdos Square; an Iraqi Army soldier readies his rifle during an assault; a roadside bomb detonates in South Baghdad.

  • The Eisenhower Administration

    • During his second term, Eisenhower became increasingly involved in Middle Eastern affairs, sending troops to Lebanon in 1958 and promoting the creation of the Baghdad Pact between Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, and Iran, as well as Britain.