On April 8 the ceasefire went into effect between the U.S. and Iran. Hostilities were supposed to stop in Iraq as well as the Resistance announced a two week halt to operations but they have not. Iranian Kurdish groups have been attacked again and again and most recently a Kuwait border post was hit by an Iraqi drone.
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The Trump administration dramatically increased the pressure upon Iraq to curtail Iranian influence in the country.
1916 UK offered Ottomans all the artillery and 1 mil pounds in return for letting British forces
leave Kut UK forces had been under siege in Kut since Dec Ottomans refused offer
1916 Gen Townshend cmdr at Kut wrote Turks about surrendering Townshend told to offer
money to allow his troops to go Turks wanted unconditional surrender
1920 San Remo Agreement created British Mandate in Iraq France agreed to give up Mosul vilayet
in return for oil concessions in Iraq
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On April 8 the ceasefire went into effect between the U.S. and Iran. Hostilities were supposed to stop in Iraq as well as...
