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Need to update military figures

Compare "The Iraqi Navy is a small force with 1,500 sailors and officers, including 800 Marines, designed to protect shoreline and inland waterways from insurgent infiltration. The navy is also responsible for the security of offshore oil platforms. The navy will have coastal patrol squadrons, assault boat squadrons and a marine battalion.[96] The force will consist of 2,000 to 2,500 sailors by year 2010.[98]" to "As of February 2011, the navy has approximately 5000 sailors and marines which form an Operational headquarters, 5 afloat squadrons, and two marine battalions.[1]" I see no value to having a prediction from 2007 over far more recent and accurate actual recent figures.

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2014

Dear Wikipeda,

My concern is regarding the following section: "In the 26th century BC, Eannatum of Lagash created what was perhaps the first Empire in history, though this was short lived. Later, Lugal-Zage-Si, the priest-king of Umma, overthrew the primacy of the Lagash dynasty in the area, then conquered Uruk, making it his capital, and claimed an empire extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean.[21] It was during this period that the Epic of Gilgamesh originates, which includes the tale of The Great Flood"

The last sentence is not entirely true. The reason for this is that the story of The Great Flood (or Atrahasis as it is called in Akkadian) was not incorporated into the Epic of Gilgamesh before the Old Babylonian Period (roughly 2000-1500) (see e.g., Andrew George, 2003: "Epic of Gilgamesh, vol. 1". Pp. 22-23). Actually, before this period the Epic was not even a single narrative, but consisted of various incoherent stories about the legendary king. Therefore, I suggest the following:

"In the 26th century BC, Eannatum of Lagash created what was perhaps the first Empire in history, though this was short lived. Later, Lugal-Zage-Si, the priest-king of Umma, overthrew the primacy of the Lagash dynasty in the area, then conquered Uruk, making it his capital, and claimed an empire extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean.[21] It was during this period that the first Sumerian tales of Gilgamesh emerged in cuneiform." [Footnote to Andrew George, 2003: "The Epic of Gilgamesh, vol. 1". P. 6] Hardeknud (talk) 09:44, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. I don't necessarily object to this change, but it seems like it is something that some readers and other editors may object to. I'm sure that any editor with the ability to make this change would rather see at least some discussion supporting this change. Thank you. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 13:39, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Iraqi Turkmens population % 9

The Iraqi Turkmen are the third largest ethnic group in Iraq.[2][3] According to the 1957 Iraqi census, which is considered to be the last reliable census in Iraq, there was 567,000 Turks out of a total population of 6.3 million, forming 9% of the total Iraqi population.[4][5][6][7] However, due to the undemocratic environment, their number has always been underestimated and has long been a point of controversy. For example, in the 1957 census, the Iraqi government first claimed that there was 136,800 Turks in Iraq. However, the revised figure of 567,000 was issued after the 1958 revolution when the Iraqi government admitted that the Iraqi Turkmens population was actually more than 400% from the previous year's total.[8] Subsequent censuses, in 1967, 1977, 1987 and 1997, are all considered highly unreliable, due to suspicions of regime manipulation.[9] The 1997 census states that there was 600,000 Iraqi Turkmen[10] out of a total population of 22,017,983,[11] forming 2.72% of the total Iraqi population; however, this census only allowed its citizens to indicate belonging to one of two ethnicities, Arab or Kurd, this meant that many Iraqi Turkmens identified themselves as Arabs (the Kurds not being a desirable ethnic group in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq), thereby skewing the true number of Iraqi Turkmen.[9]

The Turkmen of Iraq [1],Iraqi Turkmens flee IRAQ WILL LIVE FOR EVER AND DAESH WONT MAKE THERE WAY DOWN EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ISIL in Mosul's Telafer district,[2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.140.219.29 (talk) 09:11, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

567,000 or 9% of the total Iraqi population (According to the 1957 census- considered to be the last reliable census that permitted the minority to register)[4][8][5][6][7]

Iraq 1957 census Turkmens % 9

Semi-protected edit request on 27 January 2015

78.48.51.75 (talk) 18:07, 27 January 2015 (UTC) african[reply]

No request present Mlpearc (open channel) 18:09, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 25 February 2015

Environment

Iraq has a number of environmental issues with some relating to past military conflicts.

Events of 1980–2005 have created environmental crises of emergency proportions. Military operations in three wars (Iran–Iraq War, Gulf War, and Iraq War) have left unexploded ordnance and land mines in exposed positions, killing or wounding an estimated 100,000 people in the early 2000s.Environmental Crisis Worsening In Iraq Because of infrastructure damage, significant parts of the population do not have adequate water supply or sanitation systems, and sites where municipal and medical wastes have accumulated carry the risk of disease epidemics. The wartime destruction of military and industrial infrastructure has released heavy metals and other hazardous substances into the air, soil, and groundwater.

Numerous spills have resulted from damage to Iraq’s oil infrastructure, and the lack of water treatment facilities at Iraqi refineries has led to pollution from those installations. In the alluvial plain, soil quality has been damaged by the deposit of large amounts of salts, borne by irrigation overflows and wind and promoted by poor soil drainage. Desertification and erosion also have reduced arable land.

Transboundary pollution and a lack of river basin management by the government have led to the degradation of Iraq's major waterways. Under Saddam Hussein, the government constructed the Glory Canal which drained the extensive marshes in the lower reaches of the alluvial plain, changing water circulation and wildlife patterns over a wide area. Beginning in 2004, some restoration has occurred. Flooding danger in the alluvial plain has decreased since construction of dams upstream on the Euphrates. Although the interim government appointed in 2004 included a Ministry of Environment, long-term environmental crises such as the depletion of marshland in the Shatt al Arab have a low priority.

Nature Iraq (Arabic, طبيعة العراق) is Iraq's first and only environmental conservation group.[1] It is an Iraqi non-governmental organization, accredited to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and affiliated to BirdLife International. They seek to protect, restore, and preserve Iraq’s natural environment and the rich cultural heritage that depends upon it. They conduct major work in sustainable development, biodiversity, and water resources. Nature Iraq was founded in 2003 by Azzam Alwash, a Iraqi refugee and engineer in the United States who returned to Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq.


Awssbatti (talk) 09:19, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 13:46, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling mistake needs correction

Title "British adminitration and independent Kingdom" should be "administration"

75.157.212.129 (talk) 20:28, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ "Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq – February 2006 Report to Congress," (PDF). 17 February 2006. p. 45. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  2. ^ Al-Hurmezi, Ahmed (9 December 2010), The Human Rights Situation of the Turkmen Community in Iraq, Middle East Online, retrieved 2011-10-31
  3. ^ Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization. "Iraqi Turkmen: The Human Rights Situation and Crisis in Kerkuk" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  4. ^ a b Knights 2004, 262.
  5. ^ a b Güçlü 2007, 79.
  6. ^ a b Betts 2013, 86.
  7. ^ a b Anderson & Stansfield 2011, 58
  8. ^ a b Taylor 2004, 79.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference International Crisis Group 2008 loc=16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Phillips 2006 loc=112 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Graham-Brown 1999, 161.
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