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.

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 2 British forces told to seize Mosul after WWI armistice signed

1915 Ottoman police in Baghdad city began arresting notable Jews and Christians Believed they

            were pro-British

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 1 Churchill govt advised to remove PM Gaylani for contacts with Nazis and Italy

1918 Ottoman cmdr in Mosul vilayet asked British to retreat to Qayara and not threaten Mosul

            city

This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 31 Iraq suspended cooperation with UN weapons inspectors

1914 India ordered 6^th Div to seize Faw and clear Turks out of Shatt al-Arab before WWI

started

(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)

Review Mokhtar Lamani and Bessma Momani, editors, From Desolation To Reconstruction, Iraq’s Troubled Journey, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010

  

From Desolation To Reconstruction, Iraq’s Troubled Journey was the result of work at the Canadian Center for International Governance Innovation. It is an anthology of different authors focusing upon issues Iraq faced during the U.S. occupation such as the Kurdish question, foreign debt, federalism, and the U.S. attempt to spread democracy in the Middle East. Like any collection the chapters vary widely in quality and many of them are out of date because they are suggesting solutions to problems in 2009. Despite the inconsistencies there are some interesting selections.

This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 30 Armistice of Mudros ended WWI in Iraq as Ottomans surrendered

1918 Armistice of Mudros signed between British and Ottomans 6^th Army in Mesopotamia

surrendered to UK Ended WWI in Iraq UK wasn’t able to seize Mosul province and its oil before end of war

(Musings On Iraq interview with Princeton’s Sara Pursley on Sykes-Picot and creation of Iraq)

(Musings On Iraq review The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921)

(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)

Pro-Iran Resistance Continue To Launch Drones From Iraq Into Saudi Arabia

  

In mid-October there was news that pro-Iran Resistance factions were continuing to send drones into Saudi Arabia worrying the Zaidi government about relations with its neighbor.