The Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration or Mandatory Iraq (Arabic:الانتداب البريطاني على العراقal-Intidāb al-Brīṭānī ‘Alá al-‘Irāq) was created in 1921 following the 1920 Iraqi Revolt against the proposed British Mandate of Mesopotamia, and enacted via the 1922 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty.
Faisal ibn Husayn, who had been proclaimed King of Syria by a Syrian National Congress in Damascus in March 1920, was ejected by the French in July of the same year. Faisal was then granted by the British the territory of Iraq, to rule it as a kingdom, with the British Royal Air Force (RAF) retaining certain military control, though de facto; the territory remained under British administration until 1932.
The civil government of postwar Iraq was headed originally by the High Commissioner, Sir Percy Cox, and his deputy, ColonelArnold Wilson. British reprisals after the murder of a British officer in Najaf failed to restore order. The most striking problem facing the British was the growing anger of the nationalists, who continued to fight against the imposition of British authority. British administration had yet to be established in Iraqi Kurdistan.
The indigenous Sumerians and Akkadians (including Assyrians and Babylonians) dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history (c. 3100 BC) to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC, when it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire. It fell to Alexander the Great in 332 BC, and after his death, it became part of the Greek Seleucid Empire.
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Delegations from Türkiye and Iraq held talks on Sunday on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in the eponymous Turkish city. It was the fifth meeting of the High-Level Sec ....
A currency exchange agent counts US Dollars at his company in Iraq's southern city of Basra, on December 8, 2023. — AFP. KARACHI ... Some experts predict a potential loss of $2-$3 billion in the country’s exports and remittances ... .
This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows a view of the Ziggurat of Ur in al-Nasiriyah, Iraq. The ancient city of Ur, ...View of Ziggurat of Ur in al-Nasiriyah, Iraq.
Taiwan’s men’s national basketball team are to play against New Zealand, Iraq and the Philippines in Group D of the FIBAAsia Cup this summer as the groups for the 31st edition of the event were confirmed in Tuesday’s draw in Doha.
In this aerial view, containers are arranged at Iraq's main port of Umm Qasr, near the city of Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 ... .
Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq, was “interested in continuing his service,” Jacobs said. Scianablo, 47, of GardenCity, said in an interview Tuesday that he's running because he sees ...
EPA/Yahya Arhab) EPA ... During 20th century excavations in the city of Ur in modern Iraq, Nanni's clay tablet was found alongside many others addressed to Ea-nasir, including numerous complaint documents discovered in Ea-nasir's house ... ....
A handwritten copy of the Quran, believed to be around 400 years old and carefully preserved through generations, is attracting widespread interest in Iraq’s northeastern city of S ....
“Significant progress has been made in combating smuggling and organized crime, with stringent border controls implemented along the Iraq frontier,” He added. - City requires 100 MW of electricity, 30 MW currently supplied.
A currency exchange agent counts US Dollars at his company in Iraq's southern city of Basra, on December 8, 2023. — AFP. LONDON... Investors say it’s a sign that the greenback’s global standing may be eroding ... “I really do not hope the US goes there.” ... .
“Iran has lots of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) that can be launched in a ‘bolt from the blue’ from its underground missile cities at US bases and other targets throughout the Gulf and Iraq,” he said.
A currency exchange agent counts US Dollars at his company in Iraq's southern city of Basra, on December 8, 2023. — AFP. KARACHI ... The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country also rose by $29 million to $15.58 billion ... .
<p>Dohuk, (APP - UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 2nd Apr, 2025) Two people were injured on Tuesday in a cleaver attack on an Assyrian Christian celebration in northern Iraq's autonomous ...