Review Edited by Farhang Rajaee, The Iran-Iraq War, The Politics of Aggression, University Press of Florida, 1993

  

The Iran-Iraq War, The Politics of Aggression was the result of a conference held in Tehran in the summer of 1988. It’s a collection of papers that were presented. Reading an anthology is always risky because the quality of writing and topics will often shift from chapter to chapter. That’s especially true for this one. The main benefit of the book is that most but not all of the writers are Iranian giving their perspective of the war.

This Day In Iraqi History - May 8 Def Sec Rumsfeld gave CPA head Bremer draft of DeBaathification order Pentagon would later deny it wrote order

 

1927 Iraqi cabinet resolution said Assyrians would be settled in the country

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This Day In Iraqi History - May 7 Fmr intelligence head Kazemi became interim PM

 

1918 British took Kirkuk based on false idea that it would stop Germans from organizing Persians

to attack India British would later leave Kirkuk Abandoned Kurds that flocked to British to oppose Turks

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Iraq’s Oil Exports Take Another Hit As Strait Of Hormuz Remains Closed

  

Iraq’s main oil export route through the Strait of Hormuz remains closed due to the U.S.-Iran conflict. This is having a deleterious effect upon Iraq’s petroleum industry and economy.

This Day In Iraqi History May 6 Iraq launched largest air attack upon Habaniya air base during Anglo-Iraq War while army withdrew 409 Iraqi soldiers captured

 

1920 UK High Commissioner Wilson statement Said was aware of Kurdish anxiety about joining

Iraq Said Kurdistan connected to Iraq Would be Kurdish districts in Mosul province Would have representatives in assembly Sulaymaniya would be a subprovince

Gulf States Weary Of Continued Threats From Iraq's Resistance

  

Pro-Iran Resistance attacks upon the Gulf States and Jordan during and after the Iran War have strained relations between Iraq and its neighbors. Before Baghdad was courting them for investment, but now that’s in jeopardy.

This Day In Iraqi History - May 5 British mandate in Iraq announced

 

1920 British mandate announced in Baghdad

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