Iraqi Shia revolts 1935–1936
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Iraqi Shia revolts were a series of violent uprisings within Sunni governed Kingdom of Iraq
in 1935–1936.
– the same man responsible for the brutal massacre of Assyrians
in 1933.
Kingdom of Iraq
The Kingdom of Iraq was the sovereign state of Iraq during and after the British Mandate of Mesopotamia. The League of Nations mandate started in 1920. The kingdom began in August 1921 with the coronation of Faisal bin al-Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi as King Faisal I...
in 1935–1936.
Background
During the 1930s there was almost perpetual unrest in the Shi'a south fueled by a veriety of motives, but underpinned throughout by their continued expulsion from the upper echelons of political power. Denied the opportunity to express discontent through democratic means, the Shi'a often opted for open revolt.Uprisings
The most serious Shi'a rebellions occurred in 1935 and 1936. In each revolt, the response of the Iraqi government was implementation of military forces to crush the rebellions without any mercy. The administrative task of forceful discipline of the Shi'a tribes fell to General Bakr SidqiBakr Sidqi
Bakr Sidqi , an Iraqi nationalist and general of Kurdish origin, but not a Kurdish nationalist, was born 1890 in Kirkuk and assassinated on August 12, 1937, at Mosul.-Biography:...
– the same man responsible for the brutal massacre of Assyrians
Simele massacre
The Simele Massacre was a massacre committed by the armed forces of the Kingdom of Iraq during the systematic targeting of Assyrians in northern Iraq in August 1933...
in 1933.
See also
- Shi'a-Sunni relations
- List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
- 1991 uprisings in Iraq1991 uprisings in IraqThe 1991 uprisings in Iraq were a series of anti-governmental rebellions in southern and northern Iraq during the aftermath of the Gulf War. The revolt was fueled by the perception that the power of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was vulnerable at the time; as well as by heavily fueled anger at...
- Kingdom of IraqKingdom of IraqThe Kingdom of Iraq was the sovereign state of Iraq during and after the British Mandate of Mesopotamia. The League of Nations mandate started in 1920. The kingdom began in August 1921 with the coronation of Faisal bin al-Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi as King Faisal I...