War In Iraq

Reports

GAO: Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Government Has Not Met Most Legislative, Security, and Economic Benchmarks United States Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Committees (GAO-07-1195), September 2007

Iraq Study Group Report Released 12/06/2006 The Iraq Study Group (ISG) is a ten-person bi-partisan panel appointed on March 15, 2006, by the United States Congress and charged with delivering an independent assessment of the situation in Iraq and the US-led Iraq War. More information on the Iraq Study Group is available from the United States Institute of Peace, an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress that is the facilitator of the project.

Background Information

• C-SPAN: U.S - Iraq Relations, 1990 - 1998
  An excellent site, C-SPAN resources include video footage of speeches by former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, as well as Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, among others. This site also includes links to the text of U.N. Resolutions, as well as speeches and reports. Requires RealPlayer.
• Human Rights Watch: Iraq
  Focusing on the humanitarian issues Human Rights Watch, has gathered a collection of reports, both past and present.
• Infoplease: Iraq
  Information on Iraq's Land and People, its Economy, its History, and a Bibliography from The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed.

News and Analysis

• Council on Foreign Relations: Iraq
  A collection of recent information/analysis articles on Iraq
• Guardian: Iraq
  Special report and latest news from the British newspaper.
• New York Times: Iraq, Afghanistan & the Reach of War
  A special report from the New York Times, this site covers the latest developments and includes archival material. The New York Times requires free registration.
• PBS News Hour: Iraq in Transition
  Background material, news updates, and discussions on the war in Iraq
• Washington Post: Iraq
  Includes the latest news, special sections on Iraq's Constitutional Vote, U.S. Deaths in Iraq, The Trial of Saddam Hussein, Inside Abu Ghraib.
• NPR: Iraq
  Listen to the latest news stories and commentary from National Public Radio.
• BBC News: The Struggle for Iraq
  Includes the latest news stories and special correspondents' reports, iraq timeline, one day in Iraq, photos, audio and video of the war.

Country Studies

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Iraq Country Resources
  Information on intelligence in Iraq and reconstruction in Iraq, links to articles and reports from other news sources.
• Iraq - A Country Study
  This Library of Congress site offers a detailed report from 1988 on the country covering history, society, economy, government, and more.
• Iraq Country Analysis Briefs
  Published by the United States Government: Energy Information Administration, this study provides detailed information related to Iraq's energy resources.
• Iraq Country Information
  The United States Department of State offers Background Notes, Fact Sheets, and up-to-date responses by the Bush Administration.

Additional Resources

• Human Rights Watch: Iraq
  A collection of press releases and policy papers published by Human Rights Watch, the site includes an "Essential Background" overview of Iraq.
• UNICEF: At a Glance: Iraq
  Published by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, this site provides statistical information on education, nutrition, mortality, and reproductive health.
• University of Texas Library: Iraq Maps
  A complete collection of online maps hosted by the University of Texas Library, the site includes country, city, thematic, and historical maps.