On March 12 Ansar Allah’s 19th Hashd Brigade was struck by at least two airstrikes in Akashat, Anbar. When rescue teams arrived they were hit as well. At least 35 were killed and around 90 were wounded. That was by far the highest number of casualties by any operation by the United States and Israel since the Iran War started. Before that the Hashd announced that there had been a total of 27 dead and 50 injured.
1910 Ottoman army defeated Montafiq tribal confederation in present day Maysan province for rejecting
taxes
In the late hours of March 11 two oil tankers off the coast of Iraq were hit by a booby trapped boat. One crew member was killed and several were injured. This was the second time a tanker was hit in Basra waters.
1914 UK sent ultimatum to Ottomans If they wanted to increase tariffs had to allow merger
of Turkish Petroleum Company that was going to get oil concession in Mosul vilayet with Anglo-Persian Oil Company 1st sign UK wanted to control Mesopotamian oil
The lead story in the Iran war’s impact on Iraq was that the United Arab Emirates’ consulate in Irbil was targeted by a drone either by Tehran or the Iraqi Resistance. This forced Baghdad into a series of phone calls with foreign countries to assure them that their diplomats would be safe in the country although there is no guarantee that will happen.
1917 British army captured Baghdad Led to widespread looting Driven off by soldiers
Population then celebrated arrival of British
(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)
(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)
Iraq remains a secondary front in the Iran War. Everyday, the U.S., Israel and Iran attack something in the country.
On March 12 Ansar Allah’s 19 th Hashd Brigade was struck by at least two airstrikes in Akashat, Anbar. When rescue team...
