Every war has its battles for the cities and in 2003 as US forces, aided predominantly by the United Kingdom, invaded Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, planners in Washington knew that at some point their troops ...

Beyond them were the Americans. Allied forces approaching Baghdad from the south may face a tough battle from thousands of well-concealed troops and militiamen armed with anything from ...

He is my dearest friend.' The leader of an Iran-backed US embassy siege in Baghdad was welcomed to the White House by Barack Obama eight years ago before becoming Tehran's 'point man' in Iraq.

NATO data-sharing gives EU glimmer of hope in defence readiness quest ...

When it does, mother and daughter plunge into a hidden crypt, which turns out to be the legendary House of Wisdom, buried after the siege of Baghdad 900 years ago. So far so thrilling, even if ...