This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 12 ISIS massacred around 1200 cadets at Camp Speicher

1920 Protest in Karbala mosque calling for revolt vs British

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Iraqi Govt Salaries Continue To Explode In Cost

The ruling parties in Iraq use government jobs as a way to battle unemployment and to maintain the support of their followers by handing out positions in their patronage networks. This has led to an explosion in the civil service which has become a major drain upon the budget. Al Mada recently reported on how much the public sector has dramatically increased.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 11 ISIS seized Tikrit without a fight

 

1925 Head of League of Nations Mosul Commission called King Faisal a “poor creature”

Baghdad Accuses Kurdistan Of Oil Smuggling As Dispute Between Two Widens

Baghdad and Irbil are in a new dispute over the latter signing two new natural gas deals. The central government has retaliated financially and verbally. The latest example was the Oil Ministry accusing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of oil smuggling.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 10 Mosul fell to the Islamic State

1915 US consulate report Ottomans might have lost control of Najaf and Karbala and UK

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Iran Continues To Cut Natural Gas Exports To Iraq

Iran has once again decreased its natural gas exports to Iraq. This is leading to widespread blackouts in central Iraq just as the oppressive heat of summer approaches.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 9 1st UN weapons inspection began in Iraq

 

1920 British forces retook Tal Afar after bombing broke Iraqi rebels British carried out collective

punishment destroying and looting homes Large number of people forced out into desert