The Islamic State remained quiet in Iraq for the second consecutive week while a mysterious explosion at a Hashd base led to another attack upon Israel.
Iraq News, Politics, Economics, Society
1915 Lord Curzon asked why British should promise Basra and Baghdad vilayets to Arabs if they
were fighting on Ottoman side
1917 British military governor in Baghdad banned weapons and ammunition for public and
imposed curfew on city
McNab, Chris, Coalition Armor vs Iraqi Forces, Iraq 2003-06, Osprey, 2024
Coalition Armor vs Iraqi Forces, Iraq 2003-06 is part of Osprey’s versus series of books where they discuss a major confrontation between two weapons systems. Here the focus was much broader covering American and British forces fighting the Iraqi army during the 2003 invasion and then militias and the insurgency afterwards. It’s a mix of technical reviews along with combat stories.
1919 France and England signed Long-Berenger oil deal France got 20% of Iraqi oil via Turkish
Petroleum Company
(Musings On Iraq review The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921)
The Islamic State remained quiet in Iraq for the second consecutive week while a mysterious explosion at a Hashd base led to another attack ...