Saleem Al-Khalil’s The Race Toward Najaf is about Sayid Abdul Majid al-Khoie’s murder in Najaf in 2003 shortly after the U.S. invasion by Muqtada al-Sadr. It then goes over what might’ve happened if Khoei had lived. The coverage of his death is quite good. The second part however which attempts to blame Iran for everything has huge holes in it.
1920 UK judicial secretary Carter wrote Sir Wilson head political officer warning Sunni-Shiite
unity would threaten British rule in Iraq
1933 Interior Min had Assyrian leader Mar Shimun come to Baghdad to discuss differences with
govt over settling community in north Interior said it was willing to acknowledge Mar Shimun as spiritual leader but would not give him any political power Said UK officer arriving to help settle community Mar Shimun said he would help with settlement Pledged loyalty to King Faisal
(Musings On Iraq review The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review State and Society in Iraq)
1917 UK Col Clayton in Egypt worried Sykes-Picot would create opposition by Sharif of
Mecca against UK taking Baghdad Deal included independent Arab state for Sharif
(Musings On Iraq review The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921)
(Musings On Iraq review Empires of the Sand, The Struggle For Mastery In The Middle East 1789-1923)
(Musings On Iraq interview with Princeton’s Sara Pursley on Sykes-Picot and creation of Iraq)
Summer and its scorching heat is just around the corner for Iraq but its electrical grid is facing major difficulties.
1915 US consulate report Discontent in Baghdad against draft for war growing UK tried
to bribe tribes south of Baghdad to turn on Ottomans
Iraq’s oil production has continued to decline because of the U.S.-Iran conflict.
Saleem Al-Khalil’s The Race Toward Najaf is about Sayid Abdul Majid al-Khoie’s murder in Najaf in 2003 shortly after the ...
