Green Zone

A line of security forces wearing helmets and carrying weapons are shown standing outside of the US Embassy in Baghdad.

Iraqi paramilitaries call for withdrawal from US Embassy as Pentagon sends more troops to region

Protest

Paramilitary groups who have been protesting against US air strikes in Iraq told their supporters to withdraw from the perimeter of the US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday.

The formal opening of the new US embassy in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, January 5th 2009

Whatever happened to the giant US embassy in Baghdad?

Conflict

Baghdad ER: A Unique Vantage of the War in Iraq

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The future and legacy of the Green Zone

Conflict & Justice
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The journalist behind ‘Green Zone’ on the movie and the war

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Personal soundtracks to war: Specialist Bowers

Arts, Culture & Media

For our Geo Quiz today follow the Tigris River. Producer Jake Warga talked with some soldiers there to find out what their lives are like and what music they listen to. Here’s what one soldier from the 3rd Infantry Division says is high up on her iPod:

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