Iraq is the birthplace of writing and a cradle of ancient civilization. It is an oil rich country, sharing borderline with Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia.
1991
There are three of Islamic groups in Iraq; the Kurd, Shias and Sunnis. In late 90s Iraq, under Saddam led Sunni government invaded Kuwait and formed the greatest ever gulf war. However US intervention shunned down the Iraq government taking control over exports and oil reserves.
Soon after 9/11 attack in World-Trade-Center, the Bush government declared that Saddam Hussein is connected with Al-Quida terrorists and his country was producing ‘weapon of mass destruction”(WMD- weapons that cause heavy threat to mankind)
2003
The war raged the entire world. Billions of dollars were pumped to remove Saddam Hussein and his extremists. Countless Iraqis died, raped and tortured.
The US intervention destroyed Iraq’s infrastructure, cleansed ethnic buildings and blocked electricity. Many US soldiers were wounded and died in the open clash.
After 5yrs of wear and tear, Saddam was finally captured and executed. The US failed to find any traces of WMD. The accusation turned out to be false and Bush led America was under extreme pressure.
This led to a cold war between Islamic nations and western countries.
2013-14
After the execution of Saddam, a Shunni led militant group was developed in middle east. Popularly known as ISIS (Islamic state in Iraq and Syria), responsible for recent conflicts, car bombing and mass attacks in Iraq. ISIS is trying to take control over central Iraq by threatening Baghdad and its rich oil fields. Thousands of brutal murders are taking place with open firing and kidnapping of women.
Neighboring countries like Iran (an anti US and Shia majority nation) is fighting against ISIS to gain control over central Iraq. This has further impacted several conflicts in Syria and its neighboring Shia-Sunni nations.