https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/e0722ae8-5032-48ca-a840-446b9c4270f3 At the beginning of the XX century, Iraq began its struggle for independence. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, another colonizer Britain came to dominate the Middle-East. Even after official independence was granted in 1936 King Faisal I of Iraq was still subservient to the British. The fight for true independence culminated in the coup of 1958 when Iraq has officially declared a republic! However, this was just the beginning of many turbulent years to come in Iraq's history! Subscribe to our channel for more videos! References: Elliot, Matthew. Independent Iraq: British Influence from 1941 to 1958 Farouk–Sluglett, Marion; Sluglett, Peter (2001). Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship. Benjamin Shwadran, The Power Struggle in Iraq and many more... Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:17:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/e0722ae8-5032-48ca-a840-446b9c4270f3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.