Anglo–Iraqi War

Anglo–Iraqi War
Part of Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre of the Second World War
British soldiers looking at Baghdad, 11 June 1941
Date 2–31 May 1941 Location Iraq Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom 'Abd al-Ilah loyalists Assyrian Levies  British Palestine Transjordan India  Australia  New Zealand  Greece	Iraq  Germany  Italy Supported by: Vichy France
Commanders and leaders
Claude Auchinleck Archibald Wavell Edward Quinan William Fraser William Slim H. G. Smart Ouvry Roberts John D'Albiac Abdul Illah	Rashid Ali Mohammed Amin al-Husseini Salah ed-Din es-Sabbagh Kamal Shabib Fahmi Said Mahmud Salman Fawzi al-Qawuqji Werner Junck
Strength
1 infantry division 2 brigade groups 100+ aircraft	4 divisions 60,000 troops 116 Iraqi aircraft (50 – 60 serviceable) 21–29 German aircraft 12 Italian aircraft
Casualties and losses
Casualties slight At least 60 killed 28 aircraft	1,750 casualties, including 500 killed Most of the serviceable Iraqi aircraft 19 German aircraft 3 Italian aircraft

 United Kingdom

 Australia
 New Zealand

 Iraq

The Anglo–Iraqi War (2–31 May 1941) was a British military campaign against the rebel government of Rashid Ali in the Kingdom of Iraq during the Second World War. The campaign resulted in the re-occupation of Iraq by the British Empire and the return to power of the ousted British imperial ally the Regent of Iraq, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah.

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