New Round Of Attacks Upon US Troops In Iraq Leads To Retaliation In July 2024

During July the Islamic State was active for just one week and then absent the rest of the month. Pro-Iran groups however restarted attacks upon Iraqi bases that housed US troops and received a retaliatory attack by the Biden Administration in response.

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 5 Pres Bush said Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait would not stand

 

1933 Iraqi army swept through Jebel Behkair executed any Assyrians found

(Musings On Iraq review The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)

(Musings On Iraq review State and Society in Iraq)

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 4 French deported Assyrians from Syria who then attacked Iraqi army believing they were sent to kill them Captured Assyrians executed

 

1914 US consulate report Ottomans ordered mobilization and draft in Baghdad

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 3 IS took Sinjar starting Yazidi genocide

 

1922 New cabinet formed under PM Abd al-Rahman al-Gaylani

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 2 Iraq invaded Kuwait

 

1914 Ottomans signed alliance with Germany that would bring Mesopotamia into WW1

Review Battles On The Tigris, The Mesopotamian Campaign Of The First World War

Wilcox, Ron, Battles On The Tigris, The Mesopotamian Campaign Of The First World War, Pen & Sword, 2006

 

Battle On The Tigris by Ron Wilcox is a military history of England’s Mesopotamian campaign during World War I. It only provides the British perspective and cheers on that side. Most of it is a blow by blow account of each battle but it also provides some perspective on the leadership or lack thereof during the war and scandals over the lack of support the troops received. It provides a good starting point for someone interested in this little known part of the First World War.

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 1 Iraq walked out on talks with Kuwait which would lead to invasion

 

883 Mohammed leader of Zanj slave rebellion killed by Abbasid army led by Caliph

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(Musings On Iraq review The Revolt Of African Slaves In Iraq in the 3^rd/9^th Century)