This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 27 300-400 killed by police protesting against Anglo-Iraq Treaty

 

1925 League of Nations Commission on Mosul arrived in province to protests Was to determine who

would get Mosul Iraq or Turkey Commission interviewed hundreds of locals and mapped economy land trade routes ethnicities

(Musings On Iraq review The Modern History of Iraq)

(Musings On Iraq How The Ottoman Province Of Mosul Became Part Of Iraq)

Is Maliki Going To Be Iraq’s PM Again?

On January 24 the ruling Coordination Framework formally announced Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for prime minister. If Maliki were to successfully become PM again this would be a surprising turn of events for a politicians who used the government to go after his opponents, was thoroughly corrupt, and was responsible for the fall of Mosul to the Islamic State. It once again shows how Iraq’s ruling class is completely bankrupt and only cares about its self-preservation.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 26 Saddam ordered most of Iraqi Air Force to fly to Iran to save it from Gulf War Never got planes back

 

1941 Cabinet decided to force PM Gaylani to resign due to outreach to Axis He refused PM asked Golden

            Square officers to resolve dispute Regent said he would pick PM Told military to stay out of politics

This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 25 Sadrists began attacks on protesters after Sadr withdrew his support for them

 

866 Battle of Baghdad ended Mutazz announced as new Abbasid caliph Rival Mustain exiled to Hijaz but

later executed

This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 24 Report Iraq bought fake bomb detectors for around $40,000 each Govt investigation claimed they worked when they didn’t

 

 

1969 Former MP Bajari during spy trial claimed opposition leaders were trying to overthrow Pres Bakr’s

govt

Review Edited by Mike Hoyt, John Palatella, and the staff of the Columbia Journalism Review, Reporting Iraq, An Oral History Of The War By The Journalists Who Covered It, Melville Publishing House, 2007

  

In 2006 the Columbia Journalism Review got three reporters to interview journalists who’d been in Iraq about their experiences. A total of 46 people were included which led to this book Columbia Journalism Review, Reporting Iraq, An Oral History Of The War By The Journalists Who Covered It. The book covers 2003-2006 and has short excerpts from the interviews.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 23 Iraq Survey Group head Kay resigned Said didn’t think Iraq had any WMD

 

1920 British cabinet decided Iraqi oil would be developed by a public company Foreign Secretary Curzon

overturned decision

(Musings On Iraq review The Modern History of Iraq)