This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 7 2nd 2nd Battle of Fallujah began

1914 British troops started march from the port of Faw to the city of Basra

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

Review Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, The Assyrian Tragedy, Mar Shimun Memorial Foundation, 2010

  

Mar Shimun was the spiritual leader of the Assyrian community from 1920 to 1975. He wrote this short pamphlet to raise awareness about the 1933 massacre of Assyrians in northern Iraq. This was an early stain on the new country that would mark a trend of political violence. The book mostly consists of excerpts from people discussing the event.

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 6 Iraq used mustard gas 1st time in Iran-Iraq War

1914 British troops from India landed at Faw, Basra starting war against Ottomans in Mesopotamia

(Musings On Iraq review Iraq In World War I, From Ottoman Rule to British Conquest)

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

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 5 Saddam sentenced to death for 1982 Dujail massacre

1914 England and France declared war on Ottoman Empire Would lead Mesopotamia into WWI

(Musings On Iraq review The Chatham House Version and other Middle-Eastern Studies)

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 4 Abdul Mahdi govt cut Internet to stop organizing protests while ISF arrested activists in night raids in Baghdad

1913 Constantinople Protocol set new border between Ottomans and Persia Ottomans kept

Shatt al-Arab waterway

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 3 UK attacked Ottoman forces in Basra before Ottomans joined WWI

1914 UK troops arrived at mouth of Shatt al-Arab while warship bombarded Ottoman fort on Faw

Peninsula before Ottomans joined WWI

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

Islamic State Appears To Be Shoring Up Its Camps In Iraq

  

October saw an increase in Islamic State activity in Iraq but it was still at inconsequential levels. The goal appeared to be protecting its bases in Kirkuk.