We had a blog discussion. History- Originally called Mesopotamia, which was the birthplace of law and civilization. The wheel was invented here It was controlled by various countries over the years,before WW1 it was controlled by Turkey and after WW1 it came under British control. In 1921 a monarchy was established, they won independancefrom Britain in 1932. The monarchy was overthrown in 1958 and the Republic of Iraq was formed. Iraq became controlled by the Ba'ath party, which (after an American and British invasion) was removed from power. Power was transfered to Iraqi Interim party. A new constitution was constructed in the 2000s and it became a democracy. Foreign troops remained in Iraq after the establishment of government due to an insurgency that had just developed. In December 2011 the last U.S. troops left the country. Saddam Husein- 1979 he came into power and fought a war against Iran; during this war, he tested biochemical weapons against the Kurdish people.
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