This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 28 Pres Bush announced Kuwait liberated Iraq defeated Saddam claimed he beat the United States in Gulf War

 

1915 Gen Hardinge telegraph said taking Nasiriya and Amara were necessary to secure Basra vilayet

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

Review David McDowall, The Kurds, A Nation Denied, Minority Rights Publications, 1992

  

David McDowall is one of the leading Western writers on Kurds. He released several books including this The Kurds, A Nation Denied. It is a very short review of Kurdish history and their struggle in the Middle East since nation states were created there in the wake of World War I.

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 27 Gulf War ended with Iraq expelled from Kuwait

 

1923 UK High Comm Cox wrote London that Faisal complained Anglo-Iraq treaty was only

new phase of mandate instead of ending it

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 26 Saddam announced Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait Said it was a victory because Iraq stood up to the multi-national Coalition

 

1917 3 British gunboats fired upon by 4 Ottoman ships at Nahr-al-Kalek, Wasit 3 Turkish

ships sunk and 4^th captured Turned Ottoman retreat from Kut into a route Losses convinced Turks couldn’t hold Baghdad

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 25 1000s protested in Day of Rage against political system across Iraq 23 killed by police

 

1917 British attacked retreating Ottoman forces from Kut at Husaini bend British suffered

556 casualties

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 24 US led Coalition began expelling Iraq from Kuwait

 

865 Samarra organized army under Abu Ahmad son of assassinated Caliph Mutawwakil and brother of

Abbasid Caliph Mutasim to seize power and put Mutazz upon throne

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 23 1st Anfal Campaign began against PUK in Sulaymaniya

 

1917 British seized Sannaiyat outside Kut after 6 days of fighting British had 1,996 casualties