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Ramadi

(Encyclopedia)Ramadi: see Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

Al Basrah

(Encyclopedia)Al Basrah: see Basra, Iraq.

Hillah

(Encyclopedia)Hillah: see Al Hillah, Iraq.

Tughril Beg

(Encyclopedia)Tughril Beg to͞ogˈrēl bĕg [key], 990–1063, founder of the Seljuk Turk dynasty ruling (11th–14th cent.) parts of Anatolia, Iraq, Persia, and Syria. He was early successful in conquests with his...

Hamilton, Lee Herbert

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, Lee Herbert, 1931–, U.S. politician, b. Daytona Beach, Fla. A lawyer (J.D. Indiana Univ., 1956), he left private practice after winning a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964,...

Kut-el-Amara

(Encyclopedia)Kut-el-Amara: see Al Kut, Iraq.

Baker, James Addison, 3d

(Encyclopedia)Baker, James Addison, 3d, 1930–, U.S. political leader, b. Houston, Tex. After graduating from Princeton, he served in the U.S. Marines and earned a law degree from the Univ. of Texas. A successful ...

ISIS, in Iraqi and Syrian history

(Encyclopedia)ISIS, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: see Islamic State. ...

Annan, Kofi Atta

(Encyclopedia)Annan, Kofi Atta kōˈfē äˈtä ănˈən [key] 1938–2018, Ghanaian diplomat, the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2006) and the first person to hold that office who came fro...

ISIL

(Encyclopedia)ISIL, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: see Islamic State. ...