A League of Nations commission that awarded territory to this country was led by Einar af WirsÃ©n and included Albert Paulis.
A League of Nations commission that awarded territory to this country was led by Einar af WirsÃ©n and included Albert Paulis. France renounced a claim to this country's territory in the Long-Berenger Agreement. Winston Churchill suggested that the RAF should use chemical weapons to put down a revolt in this country, where Percy Cox engineered a plebiscite to select its king. A British army invading this country had surrendered to the Ottomans at the Siege of Kut. A coup in this country was led by a group of officers called the "Golden Square". The 14 July Revolution overthrew the monarchy in this nation and set up an authoritarian regime that was opposed by the Peshmerga freedom fighters. Former politicians from this country include Tariq Aziz and its current president is Jalal Talabani, who holds a position once held by Ahmed al-Bakr and by a man from Tikrit. For 10 points, name this majority Shi'ite country whose cities include Kirkuk, Mosul, and Basra, the home of Saddam Hussein.
A League of Nations commission that awarded territory to this country was led by Einar af WirsÃ©n and included Albert Paulis.
Iraq