Beginning in 2001 after 9-11‚ America has been in a war on terrorism. Originally‚ we were fighting a terrorist group called Al Qaeda. That war pretty much ended after we killed their leader Osama Bin Laden. Unfortunately‚ The war on terrorism did not end there. After Al Qaeda was defeated another terrorist organization named ISIS was born. ISIS’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was believed to have been killed a long time ago. Now government officials believe that he is still very much alive and faked
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the commander’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations (Headquarters‚ 2012‚ p. 1). Major General David Petraeus took the 101st Airborne Division into Iraq and initially set up in Baghdad. Not too long after arriving in Baghdad‚ he received an order to move his Division north to Mosul‚ Iraq. While in Mosul‚ General Petraeus faced a slew of complications ranging from the obvious to the not so obvious. With no clear-cut direction from higher command
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Mathematics in medieval Islam 1 Mathematics in medieval Islam In the history of mathematics‚ mathematics in medieval Islam‚ often termed Islamic mathematics or Arabic mathematics‚ is the mathematics developed in the Islamic world between 622 and 1600‚ during what is known as the Islamic Golden Age‚ in that part of the world where Islam was the dominant religion. Islamic science and mathematics flourished under the Islamic caliphate (also known as the Islamic Empire) established across the
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Muslim Contributions in Medicine‚ Science & Technology: The contributions in the advancement of knowledge by the traditional Islamic institutions of learning (Madrasahs‚ Maktab‚ Halqa & Dar-ul-Aloom) are enormous‚ which have been summed up in Encyclopedia Britannica: “The madrasahs generally offered instruction in both the religious sciences and other branches of knowledge. The contribution of these institutions to the advancement of knowledge was vast. Muslim scholars calculated the angle
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My name is Jeff Thompsom and I am currently a undergraduate pursueing a Associate Degree in History I served in Baghdad‚ Iraq in 2003 and Kirkuk‚ Iraq in 2004 I was injured during a mortar attack in Kirkuk and currently am suffering from a leg injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I awoke up on the morning of November 3‚ 2004 with the alarm sirens blaring of an impending attack on our base which was a frequent occurrence on a daily basis. I was rushing to the bunkers but never made
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Fitna (811-813) was not about religious principles‚ but it was a civil war between Amin and Al-Mamun; Amin wanted his son to be the next caliph‚ but Al-Mamun didn’t agree because Amin didn’t have the right to succession. Al-Mamun entered present-day Baghdad in 819 and fought his brother/brother’s empire with the assistance of Tahir‚ a Khurasani warlord. Once Al-Mamun won‚ he formed a new empire‚ give his former empire to Tahir (who in turn ruled the Tahirids‚ which lasted from 821-873). All of this has
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This was a 24 week training period including an extra intense period known as “Hell Week” where most recruits would drop out. After training he was put in SEAL team 3 following the events of 9/11. He was deployed 4 times to these locations Sadr‚ Baghdad‚
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Born in New York City in 1965‚ director Doug Liman is known for producing multiple things from the T.V series the “O.C” (very successful) to another T.V series that flopped in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith (which only aired the pilot). He is most known for his work with “The Bourne Identity” saga. Which leads us to one of his most recent works “Fair Game”. When talking about what particular “genre” this movie possessed‚ we will have to quote “IMDB” and use the words Biography‚ drama‚ and thriller. As Haas
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the name given to a mythical‚ rich‚ and powerful Christian monarch whose kingdom had supposedly been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests. 5. ___ Hulegu ___‚ ruler of the Lichen khanate‚ was responsible for the capture and destruction of Baghdad. 6. The Mongols were finally defeated in the Middle East by the armies of the _ Mamluks ____‚ a slave dynasty of Egypt. 7. The influential wife of Kublai Khan‚ __ Chabi __‚ promoted the interests of Buddhists in China. 8. The most famous dramatic
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The Fatimids‚ a dynasty founded also with the ideology of the Isma‘ilis‚ came into prominence in the history of North Africa and Egypt when a certain Ubayd Allah (909-934) or Ubaydullah claimed that he was the Mahdi descending from the Shi‘ite line of Ali and Fatima. His claim has received much scrutiny equally by Muslim‚ European and American scholars. For sure‚ his genealogy has remained quite obscure. There is also the question of whom might be the real Mahdi‚ as the second Fatimid Caliph‚ Muhammad
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