Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Trump Administration Increasing Pressure On Iraq To Cut Ties With Iran But Might Close Embassy In Baghdad


The United States is starting a new effort to get Iraq to cut its ties with Iran as part of President Trump’s Maximum Pressure campaign. At the same time the White House may close its embassy in Baghdad showing that Iraq is not a priority. This is another sign of the dysfunction within the American government.

This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 23 PM Maliki ordered raid on Hawija protest site leaving 110 casualties Led to revival of the insurgency


 

1915 UK Gen Townshend ordered by Mesopotamia cmdr Gen Nixon to take Qurna and Amara

(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 24 Kurds announced tentative deal with Saddam for Kurdish autonomy Would lead to Kurdistan Regional Government

  1916 British attempt to re-supply besieged garrison at Kut failed Last attempt to relieve forces there