News reports and articles
Latest news about Iraq
A compilation from multiple sources
Brian Whitaker's blog posts and other articles about Iraq
Online news sources for Iraq
The fall of Saddam Hussein
A collection of documents, articles and news reports covering the build-up to the 2003 war, the war itself and its aftermath.
Basic information
CIA World Factbook
The geography, people, government and economy of Iraq
BBC Country profile
Essential facts, plus politics, media and key dates in Iraq's history
Maps of Iraq
(University of Texas)
Currency converter
Iraqi dinar (IQD)
National anthem
Audio, lyrics and sheet music
History and politics
Iraq timeline
Chronology of key events in Iraq since 1920 (from the BBC)
Commentary on Iraq's constitution
US Commission on International Religious Freedom, 2006
Draft constitution (2005)
Interim constitution
Signed 8 March, 2004. Full text in English
Text of previous constitution (1990)
Constitutional information
Law Library of Congress
List of government ministers (CIA)
Rulers of Iraq
1921-2003
Governing Council
The temporary body established 13 July, 2003.
First post-Saddam cabinet
Ministers appointed on 1 September, 2003
Political groups in Iraq
Parties and personalities who opposed Saddam Hussein
International Crisis Group
Recent reports on Iraq
Documents
Historical and political texts relating to Iraq
Economy
World Bank: Iraq
Comprehensive economic data
Water and agriculture in Iraq
FAO country profile
Iraq: further reading
ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror
by Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan, 2015. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Struggle for Iraq's Future: How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism Have Undermined Democracy
by Zaid Al-Ali, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq
by Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor, 2013. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
A History of Iraq
by Charles Tripp, 2007. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Ancient Iraq (Penguin History)
by Georges Roux, 1992. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The war we could not stop
Randeep Ramesh (ed), 2003
Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
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