The Green Zone (in English: Green Zone) is a term of military origin that refers to the safest area of Baghdad after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The area has been heavily protected since the Coalition Provisional Authority was established in said area, and is currently the main Western point of presence in the city. The Green Zone is located 10 km from the city center. In contrast, the Red Zone refers to the parts of Baghdad immediately outside the controlled perimeter, whose security is not guaranteed. However, the Green Zone has suffered numerous attacks since it was established.
Before the invasion
Before the North American invasion, the International Zone was a heavily fortified area, located in the center of the Iraqi capital and which served as the headquarters of successive Iraqi regimes. In addition, it was the administrative center of the Baath Party "Arab Socialist Baath Party (Iraq)").[1] The area did not originally house the residences of government officials, although it did house several military bases, ministries and presidential palaces inhabited by Saddam Hussein and his family,[2] such as Al-Faw Palace or the largest of them all, the Republican Palace, President Saddam Hussein's main seat of power. The area is also known as Karradat Mariam, after a famous local woman who helped the poor of Baghdad.
After the invasion
The region was taken by US forces in April 2003, in some of the most intense fighting in Baghdad. In preparation for the invasion, Saddam and most other residents of the area fled for fear of arrest by Coalition forces.
Jay Garner, head of the reconstruction team, established his headquarters in the Republican Palace. Other villas were taken over by groups of Coalition Provisional Authority officials and private contractors.
The green zone is home to several hundred Iraqis who lived near the area and who, due to the conflict, were left homeless or were already homeless before the invasion. It also houses a small garrison of American troops, in charge of guarding the checkpoints leading to it. Some of the original inhabitants who did not flee also continue to live in the area.
The Green Zone is completely surrounded by high walls specially prepared to resist explosions, as well as barbed wire. Access points are few and remain controlled by coalition troops. The security block has led the resisters to change the melee attack for sporadic attacks from afar with mortars "Mortar (weapon)"). However, despite the controls, in October 2004 the area suffered two suicide bomb attacks that destroyed the bazaar and the cafe within the Green Zone, leaving ten dead.[3].
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Introduction
The Green Zone (in English: Green Zone) is a term of military origin that refers to the safest area of Baghdad after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The area has been heavily protected since the Coalition Provisional Authority was established in said area, and is currently the main Western point of presence in the city. The Green Zone is located 10 km from the city center. In contrast, the Red Zone refers to the parts of Baghdad immediately outside the controlled perimeter, whose security is not guaranteed. However, the Green Zone has suffered numerous attacks since it was established.
Before the invasion
Before the North American invasion, the International Zone was a heavily fortified area, located in the center of the Iraqi capital and which served as the headquarters of successive Iraqi regimes. In addition, it was the administrative center of the Baath Party "Arab Socialist Baath Party (Iraq)").[1] The area did not originally house the residences of government officials, although it did house several military bases, ministries and presidential palaces inhabited by Saddam Hussein and his family,[2] such as Al-Faw Palace or the largest of them all, the Republican Palace, President Saddam Hussein's main seat of power. The area is also known as Karradat Mariam, after a famous local woman who helped the poor of Baghdad.
After the invasion
The region was taken by US forces in April 2003, in some of the most intense fighting in Baghdad. In preparation for the invasion, Saddam and most other residents of the area fled for fear of arrest by Coalition forces.
Jay Garner, head of the reconstruction team, established his headquarters in the Republican Palace. Other villas were taken over by groups of Coalition Provisional Authority officials and private contractors.
The green zone is home to several hundred Iraqis who lived near the area and who, due to the conflict, were left homeless or were already homeless before the invasion. It also houses a small garrison of American troops, in charge of guarding the checkpoints leading to it. Some of the original inhabitants who did not flee also continue to live in the area.
On April 12, 2007, another bomb hit the Iraqi Parliament cafeteria, killing Mohammed Awad"), a member of the Sunni National Dialogue Front, and wounding 22 others, including one of the vice presidents. The Green Zone was bombed daily after Easter 2008, causing numerous civilian and military casualties. On April 6, 2008, two US soldiers were killed and seventeen more were wounded when A rocket exploded inside the Green Zone.
Since the handover of the country's sovereignty to the Iraqis, many of the facilities in the Green Zone have been converted to house the new Iraqi government, although it still remains a base for Westerners, including private armed contractors, and other civilians. The new permanent US embassy is in the south of the Green Zone, with visibility to the Tigris River.
Featured places
Important places within the Green Zone:
• - Republican Palace.
• - Al-Rashid Hotel.
• - Monument Hands of Victory.
• - Iraqi Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
• - Green Zone Cafe"), a cafe that was destroyed, rebuilt and later closed.
• - Green Zone Bazar"), was destroyed.
• - Assassins Gate.
• - Ibn Sina Hospital.
• - United States Embassy in Baghdad").
• - St George's Anglican Church"), the only Anglican church in Baghdad and Iraq.
References
[1] ↑ Makar, A. B.; McMartin, K. E.; Palese, M.; Tephly, T. R. (1975-06). «Formate assay in body fluids: application in methanol poisoning». Biochemical Medicine 13 (2): 117-126. ISSN 0006-2944. PMID 1. doi:10.1016/0006-2944(75)90147-7. Consultado el 1 de julio de 2025.: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1
[2] ↑ Gramer, Regina U. (11 de junio de 2009). «Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic ‐ by Chalmers Johnson». Peace & Change 34 (3): 356-359. ISSN 0149-0508. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0130.2009.00577.x. Consultado el 1 de julio de 2025.: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0130.2009.00577.x
The Green Zone is completely surrounded by high walls specially prepared to resist explosions, as well as barbed wire. Access points are few and remain controlled by coalition troops. The security block has led the resisters to change the melee attack for sporadic attacks from afar with mortars "Mortar (weapon)"). However, despite the controls, in October 2004 the area suffered two suicide bomb attacks that destroyed the bazaar and the cafe within the Green Zone, leaving ten dead.[3].
On April 12, 2007, another bomb hit the Iraqi Parliament cafeteria, killing Mohammed Awad"), a member of the Sunni National Dialogue Front, and wounding 22 others, including one of the vice presidents. The Green Zone was bombed daily after Easter 2008, causing numerous civilian and military casualties. On April 6, 2008, two US soldiers were killed and seventeen more were wounded when A rocket exploded inside the Green Zone.
Since the handover of the country's sovereignty to the Iraqis, many of the facilities in the Green Zone have been converted to house the new Iraqi government, although it still remains a base for Westerners, including private armed contractors, and other civilians. The new permanent US embassy is in the south of the Green Zone, with visibility to the Tigris River.
Featured places
Important places within the Green Zone:
• - Republican Palace.
• - Al-Rashid Hotel.
• - Monument Hands of Victory.
• - Iraqi Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
• - Green Zone Cafe"), a cafe that was destroyed, rebuilt and later closed.
• - Green Zone Bazar"), was destroyed.
• - Assassins Gate.
• - Ibn Sina Hospital.
• - United States Embassy in Baghdad").
• - St George's Anglican Church"), the only Anglican church in Baghdad and Iraq.
References
[1] ↑ Makar, A. B.; McMartin, K. E.; Palese, M.; Tephly, T. R. (1975-06). «Formate assay in body fluids: application in methanol poisoning». Biochemical Medicine 13 (2): 117-126. ISSN 0006-2944. PMID 1. doi:10.1016/0006-2944(75)90147-7. Consultado el 1 de julio de 2025.: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1
[2] ↑ Gramer, Regina U. (11 de junio de 2009). «Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic ‐ by Chalmers Johnson». Peace & Change 34 (3): 356-359. ISSN 0149-0508. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0130.2009.00577.x. Consultado el 1 de julio de 2025.: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0130.2009.00577.x