What the records say
- When
- 2 May 1941 – 31 May 1941
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 33.33° N, 44.38° E
- Description
- British-led Allied military campaign against Iraq under Rashid Ali during World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Anglo-Iraqi War
1941 campaign during World War II
The Anglo-Iraqi War was a British-led Allied military campaign during the Second World War against the Kingdom of Iraq, then ruled by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani who had seized power in the 1941 Iraqi coup d'état with assistance from Germany and Italy.
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