At least 126 people—including an estimated 25 children—were killed in two separate bombings in Baghdad over the weekend, and the Islamic State has already claimed responsibility for the carnage.
In 1064, Turkish armies laid siege to Ani, a bustling, largely Armenian city of 200,000. They were ordered to destroy Ani, and kill everyone they found. In 2011, Elle Turkey used the ruins left behind for a fashion story.
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Today Good Morning America had a follow up on a ballet school in Iraq that is rebuilding after losing its piano player and almost all of its students during the war.
Louise, a British security consultant in Baghdad, is the self-proclaimed "Cat Lady of Baghdad," where she rescues stray cats and dogs and spends thousands to send them to England. Louise covers the costs (up to $3,500 per animal) with donations and selling her "old stuff" on EBay and has so far rescued five cats and…
As you may have heard, a series of suicide bombings occurred in Iraq earlier today, killing at least 72 people. Planned by Al Qaeda, the attacks were "carried out" (if you can call it that) by two mentally-disabled women at two of Baghdad's pet markets... and the bombs were detonated by remote control. It's not yet…
