Air Transport in Iraq Last updated on
Tuesday 20th April 2010
International airports are located at Baghdad and Basra, but national carrier Iraqi Airways has been grounded since the Gulf War. The sanctions regarding air travel are still valid against Iraq.
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Overview
History
Cradle of civilisation
Age of empires
British influence
The growing state
Coups, wars & instability
Saddam Hussein & the invasion of Kuwait
Geography...
Iraq's most valuable industry is the production of petroleum and natural gas. Foreign-owned companies totally controlled the industry in the early 70s, but these were nationalized by the...
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