Iraqi Revolt
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title:
Iraqi Revolt
text:
The Iraqi War of Independence or Great Iraqi Revolution began in Baghdad in the summer of 1920 with mass demonstrations by Iraqis, including protests by embittered officers from the old Ottoman Army, against the British who published the new land ownership and the burial taxes at Najaf. The revolt gained momentum when it spread to the largely tribal Shia regions of the middle and lower Euphrates. Sheikh Mehdi Al-Khalissi was a prominent Shia leader of the revolt. Using heavy artillery and aerial
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Conflict
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Revolt
date created:
2005-12-29T21:34:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T05:27:03Z
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