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.

This Day In Iraqi History - May 7 Fmr intelligence head Kazemi became interim PM

 

1918 British took Kirkuk based on false idea that it would stop Germans from organizing Persians to

attack India British would later leave Kirkuk

(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)

Islamic State Continues To Fade In Iraq While Pro-Iran Groups Restart Attacks In April 2024

April was dominated by attacks by pro-Iran groups. The Islamic State on the other hand almost disappeared.

This Day In Iraqi History May 6 Iraq launched largest air attack upon Habaniya air base during Anglo-Iraq War while army withdrew 409 Iraqi soldiers captured

 

1935 Govt arrested cleric Asadallah follower of Ayatollah Ghita who had been demanding

concessions from govt Led to revolt by Abu Hassan Bani Zurayij and Zawalim tribes against monarchy

This Day In Iraqi History - May 5 British mandate in Iraq announced

 

1920 British mandate announced in Baghdad

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(Musings On Iraq review Dictatorship, Imperialism & Chaos, Iraq since 1989)

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(Musings On Iraq review Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied)

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(Musings On Iraq review The Chatham House Version and other Middle-Eastern Studies)

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(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)

(Musings On Iraq review Iraq Since 1958, From Revolution To Dictatorship)

(Musings On Iraq review Iraq’s Democratic Moment)

This Day In Iraqi History - May 4 UK bombed Iraqi airfields and destroyed most of Iraqi air force WWII

 

1918 Najaf revolt ended after rebels gave up to UK Ended Zuqurt and Shumurt control of city

This Day In Iraqi History May 3 Saddam had Algerian Foreign Min assassinated after accusing Algeria of siding with Iran in Iran-Iraq War

 

1913 US consulate in Baghdad reported Ottomans ordered documents to be published in

Arabic and Turkish in Baghdad vilayet as concession to Arab demands