Iraq

“”Death to America, and butter sauce. Don't boil me, I'm still alive! Iraq Lobster! Iraq Lobster!

— Peter Griffin

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a federal parliamentary republic located in the Middle East that is considered an emerging middle power. Historically, is a founding member of the United Nations, the OPEC, Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Non-Aligned Movement, and the International Monetary Fund. With a strategic location, the country has one of the largest oil reserves in the world and is among global centers for oil and gas industry.

History

In 2003, USA under George W. Bush sent an invasion to topple and liberate Iraq from Saddam Hussein's regime. This succeeds, and the Coalition Provisional Authority began disbanding the Ba'ath army and expelling Ba'athists from the new government. The insurgents fought against the coalition forces and the newly installed government. Saddam was captured and executed. The Shia-Sunni civil war took place from 2006 to 2008. The US should have pulled out by now, but Bush didn’t want to, and stayed for the oils.

The coalition forces were criticized for war crimes, such as massacres, torture and rape. But, the insurgents have also committed such atrocities of even more inhumane levels. The Western mainstream media uses a double standard, covering up the torture methods of the insurgents while trumpeting outrage at the US. The Americans conducted "time-sensitive targeting", where USA conducts fast military strikes on what intel suggests might be important targets (like Saddam). But, by the end of 2003, of the 50 of these attacks carried out, 0 hit their targets. Even though the civilian collateral casualties were ultimately lower in Iraq than in previous wars, it was still far from zero. Barack Obama declared an official end to the US troops in Iraq on 31 August 2010 and ceased funding the War on Terror in 2009. US troops pulled out in 2011.

In 2012, paramilitary groups kidnapped, tortured and murdered 6 to 70 emo young boys in Baghdad as part of an attack on "Western culture".

The subsequent efforts to rebuild the country amidst sectarian violence and the rise of the Islamic State began after the war. Iraq was galvanized by the civil war in Ba'athist Syria. After some operations, ISIS was removed from Iraq in December 2017.

2020 does not seem the best year for Iraq, one of his generals got killed in an airstrike by USA which caused Iraq to make a vote to remove American soldiers from his clay. In February 2020, Iraq had his first infection of coronavirus which caused him to close many of his borders and schools. In 2022, protests occurred due to instability and close ties with Iran.

However, in 2023, good things has come as Iraq is hosting the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup after being isolated since Saddam's rise. Iraq even ended up becoming the winner of the Gulf Cup.

In May 2026, after years of severe drought, rain has finally come for Iraq. Coincidentally, around that time the US was removing troops from Iraq's clay that is because US was sending Navajo elders to preform rain dances in the Gulf states and prevent the rains from reaching inland, trust me bros, this was revealed to me while on a spirit walk.

Trivia

• Book markets in Iraq leave books out on the street at night because Iraqis say, "The reader does not steal, and the thief does not read".

Relationships

Friends

• Armenia - Many Armenians living in my clay is also a good friend.
• Australia - Many of us living in his clay, and he is also very friendly with me.
• Greece - Good friend and European counterpart, his ancient self further developed the ideas of my ancestors.
• Somalia - Fellow Arab friend who I have given aid to several times. I was loyal to him during his darkest times but why you hate my brother? Also I will not recognize Issaq Genocide.
• Kazakhstan - Trading partner.
• Lebanon - I like your food and your beaches.
• Albania - European kebab, all Balkans are good friends of me. But Kosovo isn't yours!
• South Korea - Gibs K2C and T-50s. But why did you ban your people travel my country??? I'm totally safe!
• Ba'athist Syria - Historical best friend and dear brother. Together removing ISIS!! I don't pick a side on Assad's fall though. Why you hate my African friend and recognizing that Issaq Genocide though?? I still miss you.
• Georgia - He is one of America's al-states that I like, he adores al-kebab to death, also thanks for comforting me after Donald Trump killed one of my generals.
  • Qasem Soleimani was a total bad guy, OK? He was basically the number two in Iraq — not even from Iraq, by the way — running the whole show for Iran. He directed all the proxy wars, all the chaos in the Middle East. He was behind hundreds of American deaths, he was a real monster. He led this terror group — they called it a military unit, but believe me, it was terrorism, plain and simple. And everybody said he was untouchable. He deserved what was coming to him.

Neutral

• Saddam Hussein - One of the most complicated leaders of me. He changed me and the entire glory, and made my people proud. You still suck when it comes to making friends! All you do is invade, invade, invade! Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, they're all on your list! You invade them for power and oil! ALSO WHY IN THE HELL WHOULD YOU KILL KURDS AND SHIAS?! THEY DID NOTHING TO YOU!!
• United States - Thanks for trying to bring democracy and fight terrorist, but perhaps you set your goals too high. The post-war effect has been pretty bad, and your bombings and airstrikes aren't really helping… Just of leave already, I can handle things on my own. Pull out your troops. And stop taking my oil GWB!
• Russia - Thankings for help against terrorist, but I won't be your puppet. You are conquering of another country and nobody invaded you because of that? Man… I sincerely envy you. But I want to improve my relationship with Kuwait, so I have to condemn this act. Sorry, Crimea belongs to Ukraine.
• United Kingdom - We both like tea and can into it, But never forget invasion!! But yuo still good tho. Gib training.
• Kurdistan - Helped me fight ISIS and restore peace. But don't dare and try to hold a referendum! You can't into independence! Ha! Take this, your independence referendum is failed.

Enemies

• Islamic State - YOU RUINED ME YOU F*CK!! YOU ENACTED A RULE JUST AS OPPRESSIVE AS SADDAM IN YOUR OCCUPIED CLAY, AND YOU DESTROYED MONUMENTS OF MY SUMERIAN PAST!!! I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE DEAD FOR GOOD!! 2017 BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE!!!
• Israel - HANDS OFF OF PALESTINE, YOU HEZBOLLAH KILLER!

How to draw

Flag of Iraq

Iraq has a drawing rating of intermediate.

1. Draw a ball.
2. Fill the ball with three horizontal stripes of color top-to-bottom in the following order: red, white, black.
3. Write “الله اكبر” in green on the white stripe.
4. Add the eyes and you are done!

Color Name		HEX
	Philippine Red	#CD1125
	White	#FFFFFF
	Black	#000000
	Jordan Jazz	#017B3D

Gallery

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  Iran-Israel War