So, they actually had royalty there, just like Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and some of those other countries. Maybe Syria once had a king too. Interesting. Good to know some history of what happened there IF we should end up getting involved in such countries. Questionable at that.
‘Horrendous killing’ of monarchs ended Iraqi politics, says ex-Royal Guard
Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Falih Hanthal, who was a 23-year-old officer in Iraq’s Royal Guard, said “politics ended” after the coup d'état that saw the toppling of the country’s monarchy in what is dubbed as the 14 July revolution of 1958.
On July 14, a group identified as the Free Officers, a secret military group led by Brigadier Abd al-Karim Qasim, overthrew the monarchy, paving the way to what is now the Republic of Iraq.
The Free Officers led an attack on the monarchy’s Rihab Palace, leading to the killing of Iraq’s Crown Prince Abdul al-Ilah, who served as regent to the 19-year-old King Faisal II. Prime Minister Nuri al-Said and Faisal II were also assassinated.
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