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THE SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN POST-WAR IRAQ

Iraq is located in the Middle East between Iran and Kuwait, bordering the Persian Gulf. Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. The world came to know Iraq by its dictator president, Saddam Husayn. This interest increased tremendously when Saddam invaded Kuweyt in 1990. However, this was not the first war that the Iraqii people were experiencing: Iraq had been in an eight-year war with Iran due to territorial disputes. The eyes turned to this Middle Eastern country again when Bush Administration invaded Iraq in 2003. This invasion raised big contraversy in the international political arena. While Britain supported Bush Administration, even by sending soldiers to Iraq, many European countries reacted this invasion and demanded from USA to prove their claims that Iraq Government was hiding weapons of mass destruction. There were many protest agains