A summary report on a conference held in Iraq on the status of women both under the Saddam regime but also under the American occupation. (October 2003)

This site provides a map and dates concerning the chronology of the Gulf War.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Iraq including early Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, the Parthians, the rise of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, Saddam Hussein, and the Iraq Wars.

East Carolina University provides students with a general outline of primary source documents all concerned with the War in Iraq. The outline begins with documents from 2002 and 2003 but includes various other documents about Iraq,...

A thorough report on legally questionable cases of civilians killed by US forces in postwar Iraq. The report includes case studies and future recommendations. PDF format. (2003 information)

Interactive lesson places students in the role of decision-makers as they explore divergent policy alternatives concerning how the post-war period in Iraq should be handled, who should be in charge, and what the goals should be.

In this announcement to the country, President George W. Bush discusses the end of combat in Iraq and the future of the War.

This July 29, 2009 report from BBC examines the the role of American troops in Iraq one month after their withdrawl from Iraqi cities under the Status of Forces Agreement. This site also provides numerous links to related stories on Iraq.

A thorough examination of the connections between Al Qaeda and the ongoing war in Iraq through interviews with highly respected experts. Also provides video, links to numerous reports and books on the subject, and a forum for responses....

Interactive two-day lesson plan that engages students in consideration of divergent policy alternatives concerning how the situation in Iraq should be handled, who should be in charge, and what the goals should be.

Two-part lesson plan focuses on the question of the U.S. presence in Iraq.

Learning module with scholars online video and readings with which to explore the human, economic, social, and political costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi acknowledged that the war in Iraq may have played a role in his decision to dismantle his country's weapons of mass destruction programs. The article includes additional comments by Gadhafi, and his hope...

Understand the evolution of the law of war dating back to Mesopotamia in 3100 B.C. Recognize what justifies war.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Journalists Dexter Filkins and Richard A. Oppel Jr. describe the August 19, 2003 bombing of UN Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. (August 20, 2003) [2 pages]

Resource has compiled a series of quotes from national and international sources concerning the invasion of Iraq by the United States and Britain. (March 21, 2003)

A lesson for examining the projected costs of war, both short-term and long-term costs as of 2003, and for identifying how war funds are spent. Students will gain understanding of the logistics of war and the nuances of creating a budget.

A lesson in which students discuss Iraqi expatriates who returned to their home country after the fall of Saddam. Students look at obstacles faced by these former exiles and identify parallels between the return of Iraqi expats to Iraq...

With the end of major military action in Iraq, what obstacles do the people of Iraq and the coalition face in rebuilding their country? With this lesson, students will compare what is happening in Iraq to what happened after World War II...

Resource describes the Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 - 28 February 1991) against Iraq led by Saddam Hussein.

A good resource on the Gulf War with many indexed links to background information, photos, maps and much more.

Photographs showing the process of transferring casualties of U.S. wars from the country of their death through Dover Air Force Base to ready them for their return home. (April, 2009)

In March 2007, collaborative artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green travelled for six weeks through the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf as the Australian War Memorial's official war artists. Their works of art record the...

Lori Ann Piestewa was the first woman to die on the front lines in Iraq and the first American Indian woman to die serving the U.S. Armed Forces. Piestewa has became synonymous with patriotic Native American sacrifice. In 2008, a...