Flashcards: Politics of Iraq

The Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan was a short-lived country that was formed in 1958 from the union of Iraq and Jordan.

The King of Iraq (Arabic: ملك العراق, Mālik al-‘Irāq) was Iraq's head of state and monarch from 1921 to 1958.

The Ministry of Defence (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع العراقية‎‎) is the Iraq government agency responsible for Defence of Iraq.

The Iraqi Special Security Organization (SSO) (Arabic: الأمن الخاص Al-Amn al-Khas‎‎) was the most powerful Iraqi security agency under President Saddam Hussein and was responsible for personal security of high-ranking government officials and presidential facilities.

Between 2006 and 2007, Iraq experienced a high level of sectarian violence.

The Covenant Society (Arabic: جمعية العهد‎‎, Jamyat al-Ahd) was a political group organized in 1913, mainly by Iraqi officers serving in the Ottoman military.

The Al-Muthanna Club (Arabic: نادي المثنى‎‎) was an influential pan-Arab fascist society established in Baghdad ca.

Akeel Al Saffar (عقيل الصفار) is an Iraqi politician.

The history of Iraq from 2003 to 2011 is a period in Iraqi history characterized by a large American troop deployment in Iraqi territory, beginning with the U.

Ahmad bin Ismail bin Saleh bin Hussain bin Salman (Arabic: احمد اسماعيل صالح الحسين سلمان‎‎, born in Basra, Iraq) is the leader of the Shia Iraqi movement Ansar Imam Mahdi who claims to be the savior of mankind.

The combatants of the Iraq War include the Multinational Force in Iraq and armed Iraqi insurgent groups.

Al-Sadr Online is the official website of the High Board for Media of Al-Sadr's Office.

Although the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was not directly involved in the 1963 coup that ousted Abd al-Karim Qasim, it had been plotting to remove Qasim from mid-1962 until his overthrow.

The Iraqi insurgency of May 2003–February 2006 began following the completion of the invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein's rule in May 2003.