This Day In Iraqi History - May 11 2nd time Sec Def Rumsfeld claimed 2 brigades and a company of special forces roughly 10,000 troops could invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam

 

1925 UK Colonial Secretary wrote Arab elites knew Iraq was being held together by British

This Day In Iraqi History - May 10 Army forced PM Talib to resign Pres Arif became PM

 

1920 Nationalist Haras al-Istiqlal decided to increase campaign for independence in

Baghdad Agreed on joint Sunni-Shiite events during annual religious ceremonies

Review Saddam’s War

Bulloch, John and Morris, Harvey, Saddam’s War, Faber and Faber, 1991

 

Saddam’s War is a very short and thorough overview of the causes of the Gulf War. It was written by John Bulloch and Harvey Morris who worked for the Independent newspaper in London as a journalist and an editor. It provides a good introduction for anyone interested in the conflict.

This Day In Iraqi History - May 9 German and Italian planes started landing in Iraq for Anglo-Iraq War

 

1919 UK approved Iraq political officer Wilson’s plan for mandate in Iraq run by a high

commissioner Foreign Office told Wilson to treat Mosul as an Arab province of Iraq Meant Mosul would be included in Iraq

(Musings On Iraq review Britain In Iraq, Contriving King and Country)

(Musings On Iraq review U.S. Policy In Post-Saddam Iraq)

Still Over 1 Mil Displaced In Iraq

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released its latest quarterly report on Iraq’s displaced (IDPs). While 4.8 million people have returned to their homes after the war with the Islamic State there are still over one million IDPs.

This Day In Iraqi History - May 8 Def Sec Rumsfeld gave CPA head Bremer draft of DeBaathification order Pentagon would later deny it wrote order

 

1927 Iraqi cabinet resolution said Assyrians would be settled in the country

(Musings On Iraq review Assyrians in Modern Iraq)

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

(Musings On Iraq review State and Society in Iraq)

Iraq Sees 6 Month High In Oil Revenues

The Iraqi government has ceased providing full information on its monthly oil exports. The numbers available show a slight dip in foreign sales as the country attempts to comply with OPEC+ production quotas, while profits actually hit a six month high.