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Battle Of Dayrabun
The Battle of Dayabun or Faishkhabour was fought between Assyrian people, Assyrians and the Iraqi army on August 4-5 in 1933. Background A group of Assyrians being led by Malik Yaqo and Malik Loko left Iraq and went to Syria. However, the Assyrians were told to return to Iraq and that they would be allowed to return in peace. Battle A small group of Assyrians began to cross the Faysh Khabur river. However, an Iraqi plane gave a signal to the Iraqi forces that were entrenched, and they began firing at the Assyrians. The Assyrians withheld fire as their families were still in Iraq. The cries of the wounded Assyrians convinced them that unless they retaliated, their entire group would be massacred. Assyrians then attacked under no cover and the Iraqis ran to their camp to fortify themselves. On the evening of August 4, the Iraqi army went on the offensive. The Iraqis attempted to encircle the Assyrians from the north side but were forced to retreat after they were met with r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq Adm Location Map
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The country covers an area of and has a population of over 46 million, making it the 58th largest country by area and the 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the largest in the country. Starting in the 6th millennium BC, the fertile plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, referred to as Mesopotamia, fostered the rise of early cities, civilisations, and empires including Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria. Known as the cradle of civilisation, Mesopotamia saw the invention of writing systems, mathematics, navigation, timekeeping, a calendar, astrology, the wheel, the sailboat, and a law code. After the Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia, Baghdad became the capital of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
