1959 Mosul uprising
Attempted coup in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1959 Mosul Uprising was an attempted coup by Arab nationalists in Mosul who wished to depose the then Iraqi Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim, and install an Arab nationalist government which would then join the Republic of Iraq with the United Arab Republic. Following the failure of the coup, law and order broke down in Mosul, which witnessed several days of violent street battles between various groups attempting to use the chaos to settle political and personal scores.
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Part of the Arab Cold War and Aftermath of the 14 July Revolution | |||||||
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