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Baghdad (Arabic بغداد Baġdād) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. It is the second-largest city in southwest Asia (after Tehran) and the second-largest city in the Arab world (after Cairo). With an estimated population of seven million, it is the largest city in Iraq. Full Article

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Residents visit a replica of the Ishtar Gate of Ancient Babylon near Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad February 17, 2012. Picture taken February 17, 2012.
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  1. Residents visit a replica of the Ishtar Gate of Ancient Babylon near Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad February 17, 2012. Picture taken February 17, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 hour ago

    Residents visit a replica of the Ishtar Gate of Ancient Babylon near Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad February 17, 2012. Picture taken February 17, 2012.

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  2. Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and U.N. special envoy to Iraq Martin Kobler speaks at a news conference in Baghdad February 18, 2012. Iraq evacuated an initial batch of 400 Iranian dissidents on Saturday from a base founded under Saddam Hussein, a first... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 hours ago

    Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and U.N. special envoy to Iraq Martin Kobler speaks at a news conference in Baghdad February 18, 2012. Iraq evacuated an initial batch of 400 Iranian dissidents on Saturday from a base founded under Saddam Hussein, a first...

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  3. A woman chooses flowers at a shop in Baghdad on Valentine's Day on February 14, 2012. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    A woman chooses flowers at a shop in Baghdad on Valentine's Day on February 14, 2012.

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  4. A general view shows the former U.S military Camp Liberty which will be the new temporary camp for the Iranian Mujahideen Khalq Organisation (MKO) in Baghdad, February 17, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 20 hours ago

    A general view shows the former U.S military Camp Liberty which will be the new temporary camp for the Iranian Mujahideen Khalq Organisation (MKO) in Baghdad, February 17, 2012.

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  5. An Iraqi soldier walks inside the refectory of the former U.S military Camp Liberty which will be the new temporary camp for the Iranian Mujahideen Khalq Organisation (MKO) in Baghdad, February 17, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 21 hours ago

    An Iraqi soldier walks inside the refectory of the former U.S military Camp Liberty which will be the new temporary camp for the Iranian Mujahideen Khalq Organisation (MKO) in Baghdad, February 17, 2012.

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  6. A view shows Iraqi security guards protecting the former U.S military Camp Liberty which will be the new temporary camp for the Iranian Mujahideen Khalq Organisation (MKO) in Baghdad, February 17, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 21 hours ago

    A view shows Iraqi security guards protecting the former U.S military Camp Liberty which will be the new temporary camp for the Iranian Mujahideen Khalq Organisation (MKO) in Baghdad, February 17, 2012.

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  7. An Iraqi soldier inspects prefabricated houses at the former US military base Camp Liberty, which will be the new temporary home of exiled Iranian opposition members, near Baghdad's international airport on February 17, 2012. The first group of Iranian exiles will leave Camp Ashraf in... Getty Images logo Getty Images 21 hours ago

    An Iraqi soldier inspects prefabricated houses at the former US military base Camp Liberty, which will be the new temporary home of exiled Iranian opposition members, near Baghdad's international airport on February 17, 2012. The first group of Iranian exiles will leave Camp Ashraf in...

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  8. A general view shows former US military base Camp Liberty, which will be the new temporary home of exiled Iranian opposition members, near Baghdad's international airport on February 17, 2012. The first group of Iranian exiles will leave Camp Ashraf in Diyala province and move to the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 21 hours ago

    A general view shows former US military base Camp Liberty, which will be the new temporary home of exiled Iranian opposition members, near Baghdad's international airport on February 17, 2012. The first group of Iranian exiles will leave Camp Ashraf in Diyala province and move to the...

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  9. In this photograph made on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, rows of housing containers formerly occupied by the US military are seen at Baghdad, airport. Iraqi government plans to move here some 3,300 members of the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, who spent past three decades at Camp... AP Photo logo AP Photo 22 hours ago

    In this photograph made on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, rows of housing containers formerly occupied by the US military are seen at Baghdad, airport. Iraqi government plans to move here some 3,300 members of the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, who spent past three decades at Camp...

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  10. Residents demonstrate under a giant Syrian national flag in support of the uprising in Syria, after Friday prayers in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad February 17, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 22 hours ago

    Residents demonstrate under a giant Syrian national flag in support of the uprising in Syria, after Friday prayers in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad February 17, 2012.

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  11. Demonstrators shout slogans as they wave Syrian independence flags during a protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, after Friday prayers in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad February 17, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 22 hours ago

    Demonstrators shout slogans as they wave Syrian independence flags during a protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, after Friday prayers in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad February 17, 2012.

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  12. A boy shouts slogans during a protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, after Friday prayers in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad February 17, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 22 hours ago

    A boy shouts slogans during a protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, after Friday prayers in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad February 17, 2012.

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  13. In this photograph taken on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 Iraqi security forces enter through the main gate of Camp Ashraf in Khalis, north of Baghdad, Iraq. Lugging clothes, tables and whatever else they could carry, roughly 400 members of an Iranian exile group, People's Mujahedeen... AP Photo logo AP Photo 23 hours ago

    In this photograph taken on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 Iraqi security forces enter through the main gate of Camp Ashraf in Khalis, north of Baghdad, Iraq. Lugging clothes, tables and whatever else they could carry, roughly 400 members of an Iranian exile group, People's Mujahedeen...

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  14. In this photograph taken on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 the main gate of Camp Ashraf in Khalis, north of Baghdad, Iraq, is seen through an armored vehicle window. Lugging clothes, tables and whatever else they could carry, roughly 400 members of an Iranian exile group, People's Mujahedeen... AP Photo logo AP Photo 23 hours ago

    In this photograph taken on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 the main gate of Camp Ashraf in Khalis, north of Baghdad, Iraq, is seen through an armored vehicle window. Lugging clothes, tables and whatever else they could carry, roughly 400 members of an Iranian exile group, People's Mujahedeen...

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  15. Iraqi police display men arrested for drug smuggling in Baghdad February 11, 2012. Seven men were arrested attempting to smuggle over 4 kg of hashish into Iraq, according to Iraqi police. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    Iraqi police display men arrested for drug smuggling in Baghdad February 11, 2012. Seven men were arrested attempting to smuggle over 4 kg of hashish into Iraq, according to Iraqi police.

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  16. Iraq's secret services chief Taher Jalil Habbush shows in Baghdad 21 August 2002 a fake passport which he said belonged to international terrorist Abu Nidal, with an Iranian visa stamped on it. Abu Nidal, who's real name was Sabri al-Banna, committed suicide in the Iraqi capital by... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    Iraq's secret services chief Taher Jalil Habbush shows in Baghdad 21 August 2002 a fake passport which he said belonged to international terrorist Abu Nidal, with an Iranian visa stamped on it. Abu Nidal, who's real name was Sabri al-Banna, committed suicide in the Iraqi capital by...

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  17. Iraq's secret services chief Taher Jalil Habbush shows pictures in Baghdad 21 August 2002 of International terrorist Abu Nidal after he shot himself (R) and fake identity documents (L). Abu Nidal, who's real name was Sabri al-Banna, committed suicide in the Iraqi capital by shooting... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    Iraq's secret services chief Taher Jalil Habbush shows pictures in Baghdad 21 August 2002 of International terrorist Abu Nidal after he shot himself (R) and fake identity documents (L). Abu Nidal, who's real name was Sabri al-Banna, committed suicide in the Iraqi capital by shooting...

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  18. Abdul-Sattar al-Birqdar, spokesman for the Supreme Judicial Council, Iraq's highest court, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad February 16, 2012. A panel of Iraqi judges detailed on Thursday 150 attacks they said were carried out by death squads under the command of Sunni Vice... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 day ago

    Abdul-Sattar al-Birqdar, spokesman for the Supreme Judicial Council, Iraq's highest court, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad February 16, 2012. A panel of Iraqi judges detailed on Thursday 150 attacks they said were carried out by death squads under the command of Sunni Vice...

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  19. A weapons dealer checks AK-47 rifles before selling it to smugglers transferring it to Syria, at his house near the city of Mosul, 390km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, February 16, 2012. The weapons dealers sell a rifle for about $1000. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 days ago

    A weapons dealer checks AK-47 rifles before selling it to smugglers transferring it to Syria, at his house near the city of Mosul, 390km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, February 16, 2012. The weapons dealers sell a rifle for about $1000.

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  20. Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar, Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council spokesman, speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. An Iraqi investigation panel says the country's Sunni vice president and his employees were behind years of deadly attacks on security officials and Shiite... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar, Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council spokesman, speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. An Iraqi investigation panel says the country's Sunni vice president and his employees were behind years of deadly attacks on security officials and Shiite...

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  21. A garbage collector looks for recyclable waste at a dump site in Tikrit, 150 km (93 miles) north of Baghdad, February 16, 2012. The collectors search and sell metals, plastics, cardboard and papers, and earn about $2 per day. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 days ago

    A garbage collector looks for recyclable waste at a dump site in Tikrit, 150 km (93 miles) north of Baghdad, February 16, 2012. The collectors search and sell metals, plastics, cardboard and papers, and earn about $2 per day.

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  22. Iraqi Abdelsattar Mohammed sells medals awarded by ousted leader Saddam Hussein to former military officials, in Baghdad 31 October 2003. Security was high as Iraqis flocked to mosques for weekly prayers amid fears of a new wave of attacks, while the coalition sped up its hiring of... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    Iraqi Abdelsattar Mohammed sells medals awarded by ousted leader Saddam Hussein to former military officials, in Baghdad 31 October 2003. Security was high as Iraqis flocked to mosques for weekly prayers amid fears of a new wave of attacks, while the coalition sped up its hiring of...

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  23. Iraqi police cadets show their skills during their graduation ceremony in Baghdad on February 1, 2012. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    Iraqi police cadets show their skills during their graduation ceremony in Baghdad on February 1, 2012.

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  24. In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 photo, Iraqi smuggler Younis al-Lehaibi, 46, dismantles an AK-47 machine-gun at his house in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. To be successfully smuggled into Syria, the rifles are taken apart and hidden in cigarette cartons... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 days ago

    In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 photo, Iraqi smuggler Younis al-Lehaibi, 46, dismantles an AK-47 machine-gun at his house in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. To be successfully smuggled into Syria, the rifles are taken apart and hidden in cigarette cartons...

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  25. An Iraqi money dealer counts Iranian rial banknotes bearing a portrait of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at an exchange office in Baghdad on February 3, 2012. Tens of thousands of Iranian visitors have been finding difficulty in using the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    An Iraqi money dealer counts Iranian rial banknotes bearing a portrait of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at an exchange office in Baghdad on February 3, 2012. Tens of thousands of Iranian visitors have been finding difficulty in using the...

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Residents visit a replica of the Ishtar Gate of Ancient Babylon near Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad February 17, 2012. Picture taken February 17, 2012.

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  1. A high delegation from Salahuddin Province presided by head of provincial council Ammar Yousof Hamoud headed to Baghdad to meet with president Jalal Talabani, discuss the region’s formation abd to learn about Talabani’s position in this regard
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  2. In a nook of the library at Baghdad University, sturdy histories of the American Revolution and the Vietnam War line up next to Alexis de Tocqueville and John Updike. Paperbacks from Tom Clancy and Michael Connelly, even Judy Blume, dangle guilty pleasures. ... Yet, the readers never come.
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