Republic of Iraq

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جمهورية العراق
کۆماری عێراق
Capital
and largest city
Baghdad
Area
• Total
438,317 km²
Population
• 2020 estimate
40,222,503


Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia.

US War Crimes

In 2007, US mercenaries working for Blackwater killed 17 civilians in the Nisour Square massacre.[1]

In 2010, documents leaked by Chelsea Manning showed that the majority of Iraqis killed by US forces were civilians.[2]

In 2016, Barack Obama dropped a total of 12,095 bombs on Iraq.[3]

In March 2017, a US air strike killed 112 civilians in Mosul.[4]

References

  1. Sabrina Tavernise (2007-09-18). "U.S. Contractor Banned by Iraq Over Shootings" The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  2. "Baghdad War Diary" (2010-10-22). Wikileaks. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  3. Ghast Lee (2017-01-23). "Shocking Map Shows Where Barack Obama Dropped His 26,000 Bombs" Sick Chirpse. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15.
  4. Ghazi Balkiz, et al. (2017-03-28). "Mosul: 112 civilian bodies pulled from site of coalition airstrike" CNN. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-02-02.