Wednesday, May 21, 2025

This Day In Iraqi History - May 21 Treaty of Arzurum set line between Ottoman and Persian empires with Iraq as border area


 

1847 Treaty of Arzurum tried to set border between Ottoman Empire and Persia Gave

Sulaymaniya to Ottomans Shatt al-Arab to Persia Set up commission to demarcate border between Ottomans and Persia but never finished

(Musings On Iraq review An Analysis of Hanna Batatu’s The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq)

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

New Personal Status Law Causes Legal Chaos In Iraq


Al Mada reported that the new Personal Status Law is leading to legal chaos in Iraq. There is confusion over whether courts should apply civil law or let the different religious institutions to decide cases. Men are also appealing their divorce and custody cases hoping to get more favorable rulings from religious authorities.

This Day In Iraqi History - May 20 Bush said he opposed lifting sanctions on Iraq as long as Saddam in power


 

1917 Sharif Hussein of Nijaz agreed to UK control of Baghdad vilayet after WWI

Monday, May 19, 2025

Iraq’s Public Employment Policies Unsustainable


The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently said that the Iraqi government’s public employment policies are unsustainable. It is a drain upon the economy which is dependent upon fluctuating oil prices.

This Day In Iraqi History - May 19 Gen Maude said UK came to Iraq during WWI as liberators not conquerors


 

869 Adv to Abbasid Caliph Mutazz confronted ministers accusing them of hoarding money Were

tortured and imprisoned but had no money

Sunday, May 18, 2025

This Day In Iraqi History - May 18 German planes attacked UK Transjordan force in Anbar Anglo-Iraq War



1941 British bombed Fallujah while troops began surrounding town

(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s First Battle Of Fallujah 1941)

(Musings On Iraq interview World War II In Iraq and Syria Interview With Case Western’s Prof Broich)

This Day In Iraqi History - May 21 Treaty of Arzurum set line between Ottoman and Persian empires with Iraq as border area

  1847 Treaty of Arzurum tried to set border between Ottoman Empire and Persia Gave Sulaymaniya to Ottomans Shatt al-Ara...