Al Mada reported that authorities in Dhi Qar continue to persecute activists over the 2019 protest movement. Dozens have been arrested and others are facing lawsuits over their activities.
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1920 British cabinet decided Iraqi oil would be developed by a public company Foreign Secretary Curzon
overturned decision
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1921 Gertrude Bell wrote that British officers in Mosul province thought they could convince Kurds to
vote for Faisal as king in referendum They didn’t
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1916 Battle of Hanna Defile British attacked Ottomans but failed 2,741 British casualties
Was defeat in British effort to relieve siege at Kut
1915 UK troops and ships attacked Turks and Arabs in Ruta Creek, Basra Turned back Did wound Ottoman
commander in Basra who was sent to Baghdad
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1915 Ottoman governor of Baghdad wrote US consulate that British were distributing money to clerics in
Najaf and Karbala
Al Mada reported that authorities in Dhi Qar continue to persecute activists over the 2019 protest movement. Dozens have been arrested and ...