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Bookmark or Share- Baghdad’s Green Zone, a barometer of war and peaceBAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad’s Green Zone has been a barometer for tension and conflict in Iraq for nearly two decades. The 4-square mile (10-square kilometer) heavily guarded strip on the banks of the Tigris River was known as “Little America” following the 2003 U.S. invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.
- Green Zone - WikipediaThe Green Zone (Arabic: المنطقة الخضراء, romanized: al-minṭaqah al-ḫaḍrā) is the most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It is a 10-square-kilometer (3.9 sq mi) area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq, and the seat of the Iraqi government.
- Iraq reopens Baghdad’s Green Zone to ease traffic jamsBAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities reopened Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday in an attempt to ease traffic jams in the capital after it was closed and reopened several times in recent years.
- Baghdad’s Fortified Green Zone Opens to Public After 15 YearsFifteen years after it was sealed off, the heavily fortified neighborhood in the heart of Baghdad was opened to the public on Monday. The neighborhood, known as the Green Zone, had been...
- Iraq's Green Zone: seat of power, heart of protestsIn the heart of Iraq's capital lies Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which last month saw angry protesters storm its perimeter -- the latest in nearly two decades of assaults on the seat of power.
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