"Baghdad is determined to force the Mongols of our age to commit suicide at its gates."
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Saddam Hussein, quoted in The Independent (18 January 2003)
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Baghdad
(Arabic: بَغْدَاد, Baghdād) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris river. In 762 AD, Baghdad was chosen as the capital of the , and became its most notable major development project. Within a short time, the city evolved into a significant cultural, commerci
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