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Iraqforce was a
British and
Commonwealth formation that came
together in the
Kingdom of Iraq. The
formation fought in the
Middle East
during World War...
- used
Native ****yrian
Levies especially in Habbaniyah, with
elements of
Iraqforce.
Britain claimed it was
entitled to do this
under its
defence treaty with...
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power a
government sympathetic to the Axis powers. The
force was
known as
Iraqforce and was
engaged in the Anglo-Iraqi War
which took
place in May, and also...
- into
northern and
central Syria, by
Iraqforce. By 8 July, north-east
Syria had been
captured and
elements of
Iraqforce had
advanced up the
river Euphrates...
-
Before this,
Iraqforce was more or less
limited to the
forces landed at and
advancing from Basra.
After the Anglo-Iraq War,
elements of
Iraqforce (known as...
- campaign.
After this
Gracey and his
brigade remained in Iraq as part of
Iraqforce (subsequently Paiforce),
protecting the
Middle East from a
possible Axis...
-
landing at Basra, Iraq, and was
appointed GOC
British Troops in Iraq (
Iraqforce). At that time, the pro-German
government of Iraq led by
Rashid Ali al-Kaylani...
- the
British divisions previously known as "Iraq Command" (also
known as
Iraqforce) were
renamed "Persia and Iraq Force" (Paiforce),
under the
command of...
- Theatre. By then, the
force had
grown to 1,600 men. The Legion, part of
Iraqforce,
contributed significantly in the Anglo-Iraqi War and in the Syria-Lebanon...
- to the new unit. In 1941, the unit
landed at
Basra and came
under the
Iraqforce commanded by
Lieutenant General Edward Quinan. Singh, with the
Sadul Light...
