Iraq’s Oil Exports And Revenues Drop For 2nd Month

Iraq is trying to better comply with its OPEC+ production quota. As a result its oil exports have dropped for the last two months. This reversed a trend where foreign sales were increasing.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 4 Future Premier Jamil al-Midfai led nationalist group seized Tal Afar in attempt to start revolt vs UK Mandate in Iraq

1915 Ottomans counterattacked trying to retake Amara Failed

Iraq’s Central Govt Cuts Off Budget Payments To Kurdistan Amongst Energy Deal Row

Baghdad has cut off monthly budget payments to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) once again. While the central authorities are claiming this is a financial matter it is really about two new natural gas deals the Kurds signed.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 3 Ali Hassan al-Majid ordered 1,000 Kurdish villages be destroyed

1915 British took Amara after Ottomans withdrew

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

2nd Month In A Row With No Islamic State Attacks In Iraq

May was the second month when there was no attacks by the Islamic State. This is another sign that the insurgency is over in Iraq.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 2 UK political officer in Iraq Sir Wilson told Iraqi nationalists an Arab govt would have to wait UK mandate would rule Iraq

 

1915 British troops from Persia crossed Tigris and attacked Amara after convincing Ottoman

garrison commander to surrender 

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 1 Farhud anti-Jewish pogrom started in Baghdad

 

1932 Most Assyrian Levies resigned over treatment of their community Worried about what new

Iraqi govt would do with them

(Musings On Iraq review The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)

(Musings On Iraq review State and Society in Iraq)