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How Did Great Britain Colonize Iraq

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Britain was not the first to colonize Iraq, but was the last and that played a big role in how they are today. Before Britain, Iraq was under control by the Ottoman Empire from the 16th century until 1920 when the Ottoman Empire split up. The Ottoman Empire took advantage of them. Iraq was part of Mesopotamia and lacked a strong government while under control of the Ottoman Empire. Iraq did not become the state which is now currently known as the Republic of Iraq until after World War One when Basra, Mosul and Baghdad were combined to form Iraq. Britain was in a bad spot economy wise after World War One. Britain then gained control of Iraq from the League of Nations in 1920. The effects of Great Britain's rule on Iraq can still be felt today …show more content…

2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War.). The war led to the collapse of the "Ba'athist government" and capture of Saddam Hussein in December of 2003 ( “Iraq War.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Oct. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War.). He was executed three years later after going on trail. The aftermath of the invasion led an election in 2005, and in 2006 "Norui al-Maliki became Prime minister and remained in office until 2014"(“Iraq War.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Oct. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War#2006:_Civil_war_and_permanent_Iraqi_government.). The wars did not just effect Iraq's economy, the UK spent £8.4bn from 2003 to 2009 just from fighting in Iraq. The Gulf War was another 615m pounds and it only lasted seven months( “Gulf war cost taxpayer 615m pounds.” The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 1 Dec. 1992, …show more content…

The civil war started by Iraqi insurgency and helped by ISIL. ISIL is a group of Islamic extremists which was founded in 1999. The group is also known as ISIS. They fought in the Iraq War helping al-Qaeda fight the US and UN troops. "Al-Qaeda is militant Sunni Islamist multi-national organization founded in 1988."( “Al-Qaeda.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Oct. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda.) Al-Qaeda is also the group known for causing 9-11. 9-11 was and still is one of the worst terrorist attacks ever. They killed 2,977 people on 9-11 and is possibly one of the reasons the Iraq war happened. ISIL has killed "19,000 civilians from January 2014 to October 2015" ( “Iraqi Civil War (2014–present).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Oct. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Civil_War_(2014%E2%80%93present)#2017.). All of the money that Iraq makes goes to fighting ISIL in order to bring law and order to the state. As of now, the civil war is still going on with the government still fight off ISIL. ISIL is known for its videos of beheading people and mass executions. They are not afraid to use chemical warfare like mustard and chlorine gas against its enemies. They also force many women and children into sex

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