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	Baghdad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Baghdad is the main transportation hub of Iraq, and is linked with the two most important neighbour countries, Jordan and Syria, with excellent highways.
		Baghdad is the most important centre of learning in Iraq with the University of Baghdad (established in 1957), al-Mustansiriyya University (established in 1963) and the University of Technology (established in 1974).
		Baghdad was in 836 abandoned to Turkish chiefs, and when it later returned to being the capital of the Muslim world, the city was rebuilt on the eastern bank of the Tigris.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/baghdad.htm (1705 words)

	Baghdad International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The airport and the surrounding military perimeter are referred to as BIAP (buy-op) by coalition civil and military authorities.
		Saddam International Airport was constructed with the assistance of French firms between 1979 and 1982 at a cost of over nine hundred million dollars.
		The main road from the airport to downtown Baghdad, nicknamed "Route Irish," is infamous as one of the most dangerous routes in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baghdad_International_Airport (1159 words)

	USATODAY.com - Empty Baghdad airport full of potential (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		BAGHDAD — At Baghdad International Airport, formerly known as Saddam International, Terminal C has been completely refurbished to its gleaming former self.
		The reopening of Baghdad International to commercial flights, originally scheduled for July, has been repeatedly delayed because of threats from rebels with surface-to-air missiles or anti-aircraft guns.
		The airport's fl-marbled Terminal C looks as if it was frozen in time, circa 1990, before invading Iraqi forces were driven out of Kuwait and the U.N.-imposed sanctions that halted most commercial flights into Iraq.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2003-10-19-baghdad-airport_x.htm (860 words)

	Force protection for Baghdad International Airport FA Journal - Find Articles
		The Div Arty mission was to command and control all airport force protection operations, coordinate with outside agencies for assistance and supplies, work in conjunction with the US Air Force security forces to secure the airport's two runways and interact with tenant units regarding force protection issues.
		Their tasks were to evaluate and rebuild the airport's infrastructure, restore utilities and coordinate space for units arriving at the airport.
		The Div Arty began Baghdad International Airport force protection operations on 13 April by maiming the four ECPs and conducting roving patrols along the perimeter.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IAU/is_5_8/ai_110732264 (881 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Airport a 'perfect base'
		Saddam International Airport - renamed by the Americans as Baghdad International Airport - is of major strategic importance.
		Like an island surrounded by outlying fields, the airport is just 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the southwest of Baghdad with an approach road that runs straight to the heart of the capital.
		The airport's main runway, at about 13,000 feet, is long enough to land the military's biggest transport aircraft, as well as civilian jumbo jets.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/2916251.stm (691 words)

	CorpWatch : IRAQ: Security Contractor on Strike at Baghdad Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		BAGHDAD -- Travelers were stranded yesterday when the London-based company that ensures security at Baghdad International Airport staged a strike to demand payment of money owed.
		The airport is in near constant use by the U.S. and British military as well as commercial operators, with around 50 commercial flights a day.
		One side of the airport, a vast complex on the western outskirts of Baghdad, is dedicated to military use, with a separate runway and air traffic control.
	www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=12468 (531 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. soldiers, tanks enter Iraqi capital - Apr. 5, 2003
		A source in Baghdad told CNN that members of the Republican Guard -- Iraq's top military force -- were heading toward the airport to bolster the Iraqi troops.
		A source in Baghdad told CNN that electricity was restored in the northern and western portions of the city by late Friday, and lights could be seen in those areas.
		More than 20 Iraqi tanks have been seen operating between the perimeter of the airport and the 3-7th, which is a few miles away guarding the flanks of the 3rd Infantry soldiers working to secure the airport.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/04/04/sprj.irq.war.main/index.html (1774 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| US 'secures' Baghdad airport
		Baghdad International Airport, he said, was the "gateway to the future of Iraq."
		On the way to the airport, soldiers had to negotiate a single-lane road with Iraqi fighters firing from all sides, the Associated Press reported.
		Baghdad was plunged into darkness overnight by its first flout of the war which cut in as the assault on the airport began.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/2917381.stm (817 words)

	1st AD's revised counterstrike drill for Baghdad International Airport FA Journal - Find Articles
		The defense of Baghdad International Airport was the primary focus for the Div Arty headquarters; there were some 18,000 Soldiers and several civilian contractors from a host of different units and companies who fell under the umbrella of our protection.
		Initially the focus for the Div Arty was to understand the physical layout of the airport (to address security concerns) and the infrastructure for the many civilian contractors trying to enter the airport.
		Baghdad Tower was responsible for clearing local airspace, while Baghdad Radio had the authority to clear a particular altitude.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IAU/is_4_10/ai_n15382500 (913 words)

	CNN.com - Battles rage in Baghdad - Apr. 6, 2003
		Soldiers with the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division fought Iraqi troops at a Republican Guard barracks in southwest Baghdad, according to a photographer who was with the troops.
		The area around Baghdad remained "a harsh environment" for U.S. forces, reported Rodgers, accompanying the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry of the 3rd Infantry Division.
		Soldiers at checkpoints on roads leading to the southwest indicated that Baghdad residents "of rank and station" were trying to leave the city with suitcases of cash, Rodgers reported.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/04/05/sprj.irq.war.main/index.html (1234 words)

	FOXNews.com - Allied Armor Enters Baghdad For First Time - U.S. & World
		BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. tanks and armored vehicles rolled into the Iraqi capital Saturday morning for the first time, making reconnaissance probes as Marines and infantry on the city edges fought to impose a "choke hold" on President Saddam Hussein's seat of power.
		Black smoke poured into the sky over parts of Baghdad from fires set to obscure targets, and loud explosions were heard throughout the morning, punctuated by bursts of machine gun fire.
		Battles went on Friday afternoon along the roads between the airport and Baghdad's edge -- though it was not clear if the Iraqis had launched an organized offensive.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,83174,00.html (1426 words)

	Baghdad international airport closed for two days - Pravda.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Baghdad International Airport was ordered closed Monday and Tuesday for security reasons, the Transportation Ministry said.
		Millions of Shiite Muslims have assembled in the holy city of Karbala to mark the end of the symbolic mourning period for Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
		Authorities have closed in the airport in the past citing the need for security during elections, reports the AP.
	english.pravda.ru /news/world/20-03-2006/77510-Baghdad-0 (330 words)

	Toughest commute in Iraq? The six miles to the airport. \| csmonitor.com
		The danger of the airport road also speaks to the wider problem of securing a country in the face of a dispersed and committed insurgency blended within the civilian population.Millions of cars traverse Baghdad's roads every day, and just a handful of them are carrying suicide bombers.
		One security consultant working for a Western media company in Baghdad says he advises his clients to keep their eyes peeled, wear body armor, and avoid private security details "like the plague." These convoys are the biggest targets on the road, he says.
		The airport road is a direct link to the US headquarters in the secured Green Zone.
	www.csmonitor.com /2005/0426/p01s03-woiq.html (972 words)

	U.S. troops seize, rename airport near Baghdad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		U.S. forces seized the international airport near Baghdad Friday as coalition troops moved in on the outskirts of the city.
		The attack to take the airport began shortly after power went out in large parts of the capital, which was rocked by a series of large explosions.
		Large parts of Baghdad were plunged into darkness as power was lost for the first time since the war began two weeks ago.
	www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/04/04/iraq_airport030404 (1322 words)

	USAID Press Release: USAID Announces Certification of Baghdad International Airport Firefighters
		BAGHDAD, IRAQ - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the completion of a three-week training course for 30 Iraqi firefighters from the Baghdad International Airport Fire Department.
		The course was conducted in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards, and attendees received the ICAO airport certification.
		ICAO airport certification is a prerequisite for many airline carriers to obtain insurance and will facilitate the initiation of commercial operations at Baghdad International Airport.
	www.usaid.gov /press/releases/2004/pr040513_2.html (322 words)

	Saddam International Airport renamed Baghdad International Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		London (KurdishMedia.com) 04 April 2003: The coalition forces have fully captured the Saddam International Airport on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
		The fierce battle ended with 320 Iraqi soldiers killed and 2500 Republican Guards stripping their uniforms and surrendering, told Brigadier General Vincent Brooks as he was delivering daily briefing in the Collation General Command Centre in Qatar.
		To emphasize the importance of the airport, the General said, "It is a gateway to future Iraq." The airport is three squared miles wide, twice the size of London Heathrow Airport.
	www.kurdmedia.com /news.asp?id=3687 (120 words)

	Closure of Baghdad International Airport \| Iraq Updates
		Yesterday, Friday, the Baghdad International Airport was closed because of a disagreement over the airport security contract between the Transport Ministry and Global Security, headquartered in London.
		The Transport Ministry disapproved of the company’s action, which has led to closure of the airport, saying that the company has no right to take this action.
		The source added that the airport is a soveign matter which cannot be ignored.
	www.iraqupdates.com /p_articles.php?article=2587 (679 words)

	USAID: Assistance for Iraq - Photo Gallery
		Baghdad, Iraq, October 2003 - The Baghdad International Airport (formerly Saddam International Airport) has been refurbished and repaired as part of a $17.5 million contract from USAID to SkyLink to rebuild Iraqi airports in Baghdad, Basr and Mosul.
		The Baghdad airport was severely damaged during the war.
		The airport has the capacity to handle 7.5 million passengers a year.
	www.usaid.gov /iraq/photogallery/gallery_30/photo01.html (139 words)

	The Truth Seeker - Demise of four rabbis near Baghdad International Airport
		Their bodies were removed from near the airport gates after suspending all air travel for one hour.
		The move followed complaints by the Vatican that prayers were not being said for US troops and their Asian and African service workers when they are killed on occupation duty in Iraq.
		The source told Mafkarat al-Islam, “I wouldn’t have believed this if I hadn’t had to work in the airport where I saw the clergy as they landed in the airport wearing all their religious clothing.
	www.thetruthseeker.co.uk /article.asp?ID=3171 (1363 words)

	CorpWatch : IRAQ: Civilian Traffic at Baghdad Airport Set to Resume
		Civilian air traffic at Baghdad's international airport is set to resume on Monday after a two-day stoppage of work by the foreign company in charge of security because of a commercial dispute with the ministry of transport.
		An official from the ministry of transport confirmed that the airport would reopen, but was not able to provide further comment.
		The airport closure follows a particularly violent weekend, in which 30 people were killed on Sunday by separate suicide attacks on a police station and a military base in northern Iraq.
	www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=12467 (697 words)

	Corkscrew Over Baghdad - Newsweek: World News - MSNBC.com
		And nothing in Iraq is as emblematic of the Coalition’s successes and failures than Baghdad International Airport.
		With generous grants from USAID, the civilian Terminal C has been restored to the spare-no-expense splendor of 1991, the last time it was in regular use.
		Yet Iraq is still the only country in the world without any commercial-airline service, and Baghdad is the only capital city, aside from Mogadishu, where local residents cannot fly in or out.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3225693 (800 words)

	Car bomb explodes near Baghdad’s international airport - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The highway to Baghdad airport is one of the most dangerous roads in Iraq.
		A car bomb exploded near a U.S. army convoy on the main highway to Baghdad’s international airport on Wednesday, wounding at least nine people, medics and witnesses said.
		The highway to Baghdad airport is one of the most dangerous roads in Iraq as rebels frequently attack U.S. vehicles traveling on it.
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=5475 (586 words)

	Hundreds of U.S. Troops Reinforce Baghdad International Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hundreds of American troops were helicoptered into the recently renamed Baghdad International Airport to reinforce the area.
		Members of the 101st Airborne Division were brought in to provide additional defensive strength and flexibility.
		Also arriving at the airport are troops of the U.S. 94th Engineer Battalion, which will do repair work on bomb-damaged runways and other airport facilities.
	www.news10.net /storyfull.asp?id=4099 (178 words)

	The Invitation of The World Flight Companies to resume their air journeys to Baghdad.
		The Invitation of The World Flight Companies to resume their air journeys to Baghdad.
		The Minister of Transport has invited all the Arabic and foreign flight companies to resume their air journeys to Baghdad, that the Baghdad International Airport is ready now to welcome the airplanes.
		The airport has been reconstructed after the coalition forces left, and the Iraqi Airways Company will resume its journeys after finishing the maintaining of some its airplanes and getting deal to buy new airplanes to present the best services to the passengers.
	www.iraqdirectory.com /files/articles/article074.htm (110 words)

	Baghdad International Apt Airport
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		Baghdad International Apt Airport is located in Baghdad, Iraq.
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	airlines.priceline.com /airlines/baghdad-international-apt-airport.html (118 words)

	Dubai International Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		If you want to fly to or from Dubai airport, the flight timable provides details for all direct scheduled services.
		Airport registers growth of over 15 per cent for Jan-Sept 2006
		Record attendance for Dubai 2006, 12th Routes Forum and ICAO global symposium
	www.dubaiairport.com (64 words)

	Photo Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Everett and Fossella aboard an aircraft traveling to Baghdad.
		Members posing for a photograph with service members at Baghdad International Airport.
		Military personnel traveling on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq.
	www.house.gov /hasc/baghdad.htm (71 words)

	At sprawling US airbase in Iraq, a crescendo in attacks \| csmonitor.com
		It is especially significant in that Balad is slated to become a prime US military installation in Iraq as American forces consolidate and exit politically symbolic locations such as Baghdad International Airport, where 11 soldiers were wounded Wednesday after insurgents blasted the base with 10 mortar rounds.
		because we need to have the Baghdad International Airport revert to civilian control," Gen. John Abizaid said recently of the base, where some 17,000 US troops are now stationed.
		The former Iraqi fighter base has one functioning 11,000-foot runway and hardened shelters that now house US jets and surveillance drones.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0701/p07s01-woiq.html (767 words)

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