American Journalist Kittleson Kidnapped In Iraq

  

In the middle of the night loud explosions were heard in Sulaymaniya City but no other details were provided about what happened.

This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 1 PM Taha Hashemi overthrown in coup by pan-Arab Golden Square officers Regent fled along with leading politicians

 

872 Brother of the Caliph Muwafaq defeated by Zanj slave rebellion in Basra

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Over 100 Fatalities In Iraq Since Start Of Iran War

    

The Baghdad Airport was the center of attention on March 30. During the day rockets hit the military part of the facility destroying an Iraqi Security Forces transport plane. Then at night a drone crashed into the logistics center and then another crashed on the military side. The security forces also found a truck laden with drones in the Musayib district in northern Babil that were also aimed at the airport. The facility has been a favorite target of the pro-Iran groups since the U.S. invasion. It is not only used by the Americans but the constant strikes are a sign that the government cannot keep the capital safe.

This Day In Iraqi History – Mar 31 Iraqi Communist Party founded

 

1915 UK Foreign Office wrote India Viceroy Lord Hardinge Agreed UK should take Basra

province and perhaps make Baghdad a protectorate

Pro-Iran Resistance Restarts Attacks Upon US Embassy In Iraq

  

The pro-Iran Resistance upped the anti once again in Iraq by attacking the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Two drones were shot down by the air defenses at the facility. This is the first such attack in ten days.

This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 30 UK Cairo Conference decided on indirect rule in Iraq Faisal would be made king with pro-UK govt allowing British forces to withdraw

 

1921 Cairo Conference decided on indirect rule in Iraq Would make Faisal King of a pro-British Iraqi govt

allowing withdrawal of British forces Would keep UK High Commissioner for Iraq British advisers in govt naval presence in Basra and RAF squadrons in rest of country

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Iraq’s Resistance Claims Multiple Attacks Upon Jordanian Bases

  

Plenty happened in Iraq over the past three days due to the Iran War. That included multiple attacks upon Jordanian airbases by the pro-Iran Resistance to the U.S. or Israel hitting members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) again.