After Harun died Death in 809 , al-Amin succeeded Change_of_leadership him in Baghdad .

Encouraged Convincing by the Baghdad court , al-Amin began Process_start trying to subvert Change_of_leadership the autonomous status of Khurasan , and al-Qasim was quickly sidelined Process_end .

In 811 , al-Amin 's troops marched Self_motion against Khurasan , but al-Ma'mun 's general Tahir ibn Husayn defeated Conquering them in the Battle Hostile_encounter of Rayy , and then invaded Attack Iraq and besieged Besieging Baghdad itself .

In addition , the pro-Khurasani policies followed by al-Ma'mun 's powerful chief minister , al-Fadl ibn Sahl , and al-Ma'mun 's espousal of an Alid succession in the person of Ali al-Ridha , alienated Influence the traditional Baghdad élites , who saw themselves increasingly marginalized Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale .

Consequently , al-Ma'mun 's uncle Ibrahim was proclaimed Statement rival Caliph at Baghdad in 817 , forcing Request al-Ma'mun to intervene Response personally .

Fadl ibn Sahl was assassinated Killing and al-Ma'mun left GiveUp Khurasan for Baghdad , which he entered Arriving in 819 .

On the first night of the war , two F/A-18s from the carrier were flying Motion outside of Baghdad when two Iraqi MiG-25PDs interceptors from the 96th Squadron engaged them .

Fifteen minutes after takeoff , a man armed with a pen gun hijacked Kidnapping the aircraft and demanded Request to be taken to Baghdad , Iraq .

Operation Military_operation Together Forward , also known as Forward Together ( Arabic : عملية معاً إلى الأمام , Amaliya Ma ’ an ila Al-Amam ) , was an unsuccessful security plan Arranging in Iraq to significantly reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the violence Violence in Baghdad which had seen Perception_active a sharp uprise since the mid-February 2006 bombing Attack of the Askariya Mosque , a major Shiite Muslim shrine , in Samarra .

The plan was announced Expressing_publicly on 14 June 2006 by the then-recently installed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki , and intended to increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale security conditions in Baghdad through instituting major new measures .

Operation Together Forward was planned Arranging as an operation to be led primarily by Iraqis but with Coalition support Supporting and would put Placing about 70,000 security forces Military_operation on the streets of Baghdad .

The 1950–1951 Baghdad bombings were a series of bombings Terrorism of Jewish targets Aiming in Baghdad , Iraq , between April 1950 and June 1951 .

The 1950–1951 Baghdad bombings were a series of bombings Terrorism of Jewish targets Aiming in Baghdad , Iraq , between April 1950 and June 1951 .

Telegrams between the Mossad agents in Baghdad and their superiors in Tel Aviv give Communication the impression Change_sentiment that neither group knew Coming_to_believe who was responsible for the attack Attack .

The invasion Attack was preceded Process_start by an airstrike Attack on the Presidential Palace in Baghdad on 20 March 2003 .

Most of the Iraqi military was quickly defeated Conquering and the coalition occupied Control Baghdad on 9 April .

The action was intended to clear Emptying terrorist sanctuaries southeast of Baghdad as well as reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the flow of accelerants into that city by both combat and civil-military operations .

Supported by a newly created Creating Sons Of Iraq group from Arab Jabour , Coalition forces continued Preventing_or_letting their push along the west bank of the Tigris river , killing Killing or capturing Conquering 250 insurgents , destroying Destroying 12 boats being used by the insurgents to funnel weapons into Baghdad , and uncovering Scouring 40 weapons caches , often with tips from the Sons of Iraq .

The 2 November 2010 Baghdad attacks Attack were a series of bomb attacks Attack in Baghdad , Iraq that killed Killing more than 110 people .

The 2 November 2010 Baghdad attacks Attack were a series of bomb attacks Attack in Baghdad , Iraq that killed Killing more than 110 people .

At least 17 explosions Use_firearm occurred Presence in the attacks Attack , 48 hours after the 2010 Baghdad church massacre Killing where 58 people were killed Killing by a suicide bomber Killing in a Baghdad church .

At least 17 explosions Use_firearm occurred Presence in the attacks Attack , 48 hours after the 2010 Baghdad church massacre Killing where 58 people were killed Killing by a suicide bomber Killing in a Baghdad church .

There were explosions Use_firearm near east Baghdad Sadr City , where 15 people died Death and 23 wounded Bodily_harm .

In western Baghdad the casualties Death and injured Bodily_harm people took Bringing to the Yarmuk Hospital .

Al-Qaeda 's Iraqi affiliate said Statement on Friday it was behind car bombings Attack against Shias in Baghdad this week that killed Killing 64 people , saying Statement they were revenge Revenge for `` insults Judgment_communication '' and threatening Warning more attacks Attack .

The 1534 capture Conquering of Baghdad by Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire from the Safavid dynasty under Tahmasp I was part the Ottoman–Safavid War Hostile_encounter of 1532 to 1555 , itself part a series of Ottoman–Persian Wars Hostile_encounter .

Baghdad 's capture Conquering was a significant achievement Achieve given Giving its mastery of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and their international and regional trade .

Operation Opera ( ) , also known as Operation Babylon , was a surprise Israeli air strike Attack carried out Military_operation on 7 June 1981 , which destroyed Destroying an Iraqi nuclear reactor under construction 17 kilometers ( 10.5 miles ) southeast of Baghdad .

Many aircraft including the F-117 were used Using to attack Attack targets in Baghdad , which was the most heavily defended Defending area of Iraq .

The raid illustrated Statement how a number of small incidents or stresses , none by themselves necessarily serious , could contribute Giving to an unsatisfactory outcome , which eventually convinced Convincing USAF commanders to call Name_conferral off further airstrikes against downtown Baghdad by conventional ( non-stealth ) aircraft .

Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi Security Forces moved Motion clearing operations into the East Rashid security district of southern Baghdad 26 May 2007 , detaining Arrest three suspected insurgents and finding Know two weapons caches .

Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi Security Forces moved Motion clearing operations into the East Rashid security district of southern Baghdad 26 May 2007 , detaining Arrest three suspected insurgents and finding Know two weapons caches .

The Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing Attack was a suspected suicide bombing Terrorism in the city of Baghdad , Iraq , that killed Killing 28 people on 8 March 2009 .

The Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing Attack was a suspected suicide bombing Terrorism in the city of Baghdad , Iraq , that killed Killing 28 people on 8 March 2009 .

On 7 February 2015 three separate bombings Attack in Baghdad , the capital city of Iraq , killed Killing at least 36 people .

On 9 February two more bombings Attack occurred Presence in Baghdad , one in Kadhimiya and the other in a northern Baghdad suburb .

On 9 February two more bombings Attack occurred Presence in Baghdad , one in Kadhimiya and the other in a northern Baghdad suburb .

The first attack Attack was perpetrated Committing_crime by a suicide bomber Terrorism in a restaurant in New Baghdad .

In addition to those dead Death , the attack Attack in New Baghdad also wounded Bodily_harm 45 people , the attack Attack in Shorja wounded Bodily_harm 26 people , and the attack Attack in Abu Cheer wounded Bodily_harm 15 people .

The attack Attack , in the heavily fortified Green Zone of Baghdad , occurred Coming_to_be ten minutes after the Council of Representatives had adjourned Change_event_time for lunch .

It was on the first floor of the Baghdad Convention Center , which houses the parliament Social_event .

Operation Augurs of Prosperity ( Arabic : `` Bashaer al-Kheir '' ) was an Iraqi operation Military_operation against insurgents in Diyala , north-east of Baghdad .

Insurgents shoot Use_firearm dead Death at least 2 people in Ghazaliyah , Baghdad Governorate .

The Fall Conquering of Baghdad ( 11 March 1917 ) occurred Presence during the Mesopotamia Campaign Military_operation , fought Hostile_encounter between the forces of the British Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire in the First World War Hostile_encounter .

Several explosions Attack rocked Motion the capital Baghdad , including mortar attacks Attack close to the Green Zone and a suicide Killing blast Attack near an intelligence building opposite the Foreign Ministry – three people were killed Killing and nine wounded Bodily_harm in that attack Attack .

After Baghdad fell to the British on March 11 , 1917 , there were still 10,000 Ottoman troops north of the city , led by Khalil Pasha , who could represent a threat to Anglo-Indian forces .

The British commander , Frederick Stanley Maude , decided Deciding that , in order to avert these threats , he had to take control of the Samarrah railroad , running north of Baghdad .

The combined mission , dubbed Operation Tiger Hammer , was conducted Action by elements of the 1st and 3rd battalions of the 1st Brigade , 11th Iraqi Army Division with support Supporting provided Supply by Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from Company C , 1st Battalion , 26th Infantry Regiment , operating Being_in_operation in Baghdad with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team , 82nd Airborne Division .

The combined mission , dubbed Operation Tiger Hammer , was conducted Action by elements of the 1st and 3rd battalions of the 1st Brigade , 11th Iraqi Army Division with support Supporting provided Supply by Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from Company C , 1st Battalion , 26th Infantry Regiment , operating Being_in_operation in Baghdad with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team , 82nd Airborne Division .

They flew Motion stealthily to Tuwaitha , a city ten miles ( 17.58 km ) southeast of Baghdad , home to the `` Osirak '' nuclear reactor .