The Islamic State’s attempt at a comeback in Iraq faltered during October. It also seemed like Baghdad and Tehran’s pressure on the Iraqi Resistance finally came to fruition as they cut back their attacks upon Israel.
Iraq News, Politics, Economics, Society
1905 British Amb to Turkey O’Connor sent memo written by Sir Sykes to Foreign Office
detailing oil deposits in Mosul vilayet
1920 UK military took Kifl railway station Major transportation hub in mid-Euphrates during
1920 Revolt
1920 UK military relief force fought rebels outside Samawa Rebels withdrew during night
(Musings On Iraq review Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)
1920 Tribes lost Rwairij to British during 1920 Revolt Led to clerics in Karbala to begin to surrender
(Musings On Iraq review Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)
1920 UK military force set out from Hillah to relieve garrison at Kufa Burned houses of Fatla tribe
along the way during 1920 Revolt
(Musings On Iraq review Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)
The Islamic State’s attempt at a comeback in Iraq faltered during October. It also seemed like Baghdad and Tehran’s pressure on the Iraqi Re...