Rashid Ali al Kaylani30 May 1941
The Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup leads to a British invasion of Iraq
Iraq · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup leads to a British invasion of Iraq
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