The Citadel - Erbil

Erbil in Kurdistan is one of the oldest inhabited city sites on the planet. A great tourist attraction.

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Iraq - Life in a Coalition Secure Compound

November 29th 2011
I'm still somewhat chastened by the HUGE response to my posts about Manila- 80,000-plus hits and more than a thousand comments, 99%!a(MISSING)greeing with me, the rest mildly offensive (I publish those with real names attached - most don't have them) and a tiny minority of four girls, Filipina rich kids, resident abroad who were so egregiously abusive I was lost in despair at what they rep ... read more

Middle East » Iraq » East » Baghdad

Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, Iraq attained its independence as a... ... read more

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