1922 UK Colonial Office wrote only reason King Faisal accepted in Iraq was because he was
backed by British
Iraq News, Politics, Economics, Society
1922 UK Colonial Office wrote only reason King Faisal accepted in Iraq was because he was
backed by British
phase of Mesopotamian campaign
1914 UK made 2nd attack on Qurna, Basra forcing Ottomans to retreat Lost around 200 killed
130 taken prisoner UK lost 10 killed 118 wounded
(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)
1922 UK Colonial Office wrote only reason King Faisal accepted in Iraq was because he was backed by British