Prime Minister Mohammed Sudani came in first place in November’s parliamentary election. However he didn’t win enough seats to ensure a second term. His main opponent Nouri al-Maliki came in second but didn’t do as well as he hoped. That means the government formation process will be a free for all since the two main politicians vying for the premiership are at the mercy of the other lists to form a ruling coalition.
1914 British attacked Sahil, Basra backed by 4 gunships and won Ottomans lost 1,500-2,000
casualties British 489
(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)
1914 British forces attacked Ottomans in Fort Zain, Basra
(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)
1914 Ottomans attacked British at Saihan, Basra Forced to retreat British lost 62 casualties Turks
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Katovsky, Bill and Carlson, Timothy, embedded, The Media At War In Iraq, an oral history, The Lyons Press, 2003
Embedded, The Media At War In Iraq, an oral history is an anthology of 51 journalists and others who were involved in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Some of the reporters were embedded with U.S. and British forces. Others went into Iraq on their own and were called unilaterals. Like any collection the stories vary widely from the exciting to the mundane.
1914 Sheikh of Islam called for jihad against British and French during WWI Call was repeated in
all Sunni mosques in Mosul, Baghdad and Basra vilayets
Iraq’s Election Commission released partial early results for voter turnout in the provinces. It showed a surge of voting across the country compared to the last parliamentary elections in 2021.
1929 PM Sadoun shot himself due to criticism he faced over his performance Suicide note said he
couldn’t live being seen as a puppet of the British Called Iraqis weak
November 11 Iraq held its seventh parliamentary elections. Despite widespread worries about apathy amongst the public there was an increase in voters and the highest participation rate since 2014.
1914 British forces in Faw launched reconnaissance in force near Saihan, Basra
(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)
I was quoted in this article by Paul Iddon in Forbes “The Prospect Of An Israel-Iraq War Over Iran-Backed Militias”
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Almost the entire senior leadership of President Bush’s national security team was for regime change in Iraq. Vice President Dick Cheney was out in front making accusations against Saddam Hussein to justify the invasion. Since he recently passed here is a review of his role in the lead up to the Iraq War.
1958 Iraqi Communist Party issued plan for Kurdistan saying it supported Kurdish self-govt within
Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review A People’s History Of Iraq, The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers’ Movements, and the Left 1924-2004)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq A History Of The Iraqi Communist Party Interview With Univ of East Anglia’s Johan Franzen)
1914 With English attack on Basra coming locals went to Shiite clergy asking for help to defend
city
1914 British troops after landing at Faw Peninsula Basra captured Ottoman Faw Fort
(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)
Weiner, Robert, Live from Baghdad, Gathering News At Ground Zero, Doubleday, 1992
Robert Weiner was a CNN producer who was in Iraq during the start of the Gulf War. He provides an inside look at how the news is put together. It’s actually not as interesting as a reporters’ accounts and things don’t really get going until the bombs started dropping.
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)
Iraq is trying to boost its oil exports to maximize revenues while international oil prices are declining. That was shown in October when foreign sales were up but earnings went down.
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)
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)
1913 Constantinople Protocol set new border between Ottomans and Persia Ottomans kept
Shatt al-Arab waterway
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)
1915 Ottoman police in Baghdad city began arresting notable Jews and Christians Believed they
were pro-British
1918 Ottoman cmdr in Mosul vilayet asked British to retreat to Qayara and not threaten Mosul
city
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