Syrian Committee to Help Iraq
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The Syrian Committee to Help Iraq was a political movement created in 1941 to support Iraq
against the British during the Anglo-Iraqi War
of 1941. It sent weapons and volunteers to fight alongside Iraqi forces against the British. It was organized and led by Arab Ihya Movement
(later known as the Arab Ba'ath Movement) leader Michel Aflaq
.
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...
against the British during the Anglo-Iraqi War
Anglo-Iraqi War
The Anglo-Iraqi War was the name of the British campaign against the rebel government of Rashid Ali in the Kingdom of Iraq during the Second World War. The war lasted from 2 May to 31 May 1941. The campaign resulted in the re-occupation of Iraq by British armed forces and the return to power of the...
of 1941. It sent weapons and volunteers to fight alongside Iraqi forces against the British. It was organized and led by Arab Ihya Movement
Arab Ba'ath Movement
The Arab Ba'ath Movement , also literally translated as Arab Resurrection Movement or Arab Renaissance Movement, was the Ba'athist political movement and predacessor of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party...
(later known as the Arab Ba'ath Movement) leader Michel Aflaq
Michel Aflaq
Michel Aflaq was a Syrian philosopher, who is credited with being the ideological founder of ba'athism, a hybrid of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism.-Early life:...
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