Aug 28th, 2008 · Iraq's tourism board aims to promote Baghdad as a fun place to be. There are already plans for a six-star hotel on the Tigris River, golf courses — and now a Ferris wheel. It's inviting proposals for the "Baghdad Eye," which it wants to be taller than the largest Ferris wheel in Europe, the London Eye.
Jan 29th, 2008 · Baghdad may be calmer, but in many outlying areas of Iraq, insurgents pose a persistent threat. One Army unit's offensive against al-Qaida fighters in a village along the Tigris River highlights new efforts to secure rural Iraq.
Nov 18th, 2007 · The former property of Uday and Qusay Hussein, the diabolical sons of the former dictator of Iraq, is now home to the 3rd Infantry Division. The retreat along the Tigris River is a dusty, dirty, broken place.
Jul 16th, 2007 · The U.S. military says villages in Iraq's Tigris River delta have become havens for insurgents. The Army has set up outposts close to insurgent strongholds in the region, an effort to engage both the enemy and the villagers, whose trust is essential to winning the war.
Apr 12th, 2007 · At lunchtime, a bomb exploded in a cafeteria inside the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad's Green Zone. Eight people were killed, including at least three lawmakers. Earlier, an enormous truck bomb exploded on a bridge in northern Baghdad, causing the roadway to collapse into the Tigris River.
Feb 9th, 2007 · The Iraqi city of Al Kut sits in a bend of the Tigris River about 200 miles south of Baghdad. It's approximately 40 miles from the Iranian border, and the highway from the border to Baghdad passes through Al Kut. American forces from Camp Delta just outside Al Kut work with the Iraqi police, who man check points on this key highway.