Category: War, from Wikidata’s class “military operation”
Iraqi Revolt
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The Iraqi Revolt of 1920, also known as 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 middle and lower Euphrates.
Shia and Sunni religious communities cooperated during the revolution as well as tribal communities, the urban masses, and many Iraqi officers in Syria. The objectives of the revolution were independence from British rule and the creation of an Arab government. The revolt achieved some initial success, but by the end of October 1920, the uprising was suppressed by the British, although elements of it dragged on until 1922.
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Iraqi Revolt. (2026, October 20). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iraqi_Revolt&oldid=1381194751
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This event on Middle East, 1900–present: https://middleeast.events/event/iraqi-revolt-against-the-british
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Approximate location: no coordinates were found for this event, so its marker is placed at the one reference point used for every such event of Iraq (Baghdad), whatever its date. The marker shows the country, not where the event happened, and says nothing about the status of that city.
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