The western region of Iran (ancient Media) was called ‘Irāq-e ‘Ajamī (“Persian Iraq”), while central-southern Iraq (Babylonia) was called ‘Irāq al-‘Arabī (“Arabic Iraq”) or Bābil (“Babylon”). And the name Iraq comes from the ancient Mesopotamian city Uruk, which suggests an even older relationship.
Q. Is Chaldean a race?
When a portion of the Church of the East became Catholic in the 17th Century, the name given was ‘Chaldean’ based on the Magi kings who were believed by some to have come from what once had been the land of the Chaldean, to Bethlehem. The name ‘Chaldean’ does not represent an ethnicity, just a church…
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Q. Who came first Assyrians or Chaldeans?
Originally, the Assyrians were in the north, the Chaldeans in the south, and the Babylonians in the middle. However, from one historical period to another, one of those names became dominant when it became the dominant ruling power in Mesopotamia.
Q. Why did the US get involved in the Iraq war?
The US stated that the intent was to remove “a regime that developed and used weapons of mass destruction, that harbored and supported terrorists, committed outrageous human rights abuses, and defied the just demands of the United Nations and the world.” For the invasion of Iraq the rationale was “the United States …
Q. Did Iran use chemical weapons?
Iran is one of the few countries in the world that has encountered chemical warfare (CW) on the battlefield since 1918. Iranian troops and civilians suffered tens of thousands of casualties from Iraqi chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War of 1980 to 1988.
Q. Did Iraq use chemical weapons?
Chemical weapons were employed by Iraqi forces against Iranian combatants and non-combatants during the Iran–Iraq war (1980–1988). The best-known substances used by the Iraqi army were organophosphate neurotoxins, known as nerve agents Tabun, Sarin, and mustard gas.
Q. Does the US still have biological weapons?
The United States biological weapons program began in 1943 and was discontinued in 1969. The program officially began in spring 1943 on orders from U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. Research continued following World War II as the U.S. built up a large stockpile of biological agents and weapons.
Q. Does the US have sarin gas?
Of the weapons destroyed up to 2006, 500 tons were mustard gas and the majority were other agents such as VX and sarin (GB) (86% of the latter was destroyed by April 2006). The primary remaining chemical weapon storage facilities in the U.S. are Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado and Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky.
