Suzan Kareem Mustafa; Faruq Muhammed
Abstract
Establishing and forming the Iraqi Army by previous officers, who were members of Ottoman and Sharifian armies and have returned back to Iraq, was one of the essential efforts that ...
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Establishing and forming the Iraqi Army by previous officers, who were members of Ottoman and Sharifian armies and have returned back to Iraq, was one of the essential efforts that has been accomplished after the creation of the interim government of Iraq. Kurdish officers were also among those armies who had some crucial and remarkable roles in creating the army and then forming its various components and units. Thenceforth the role of Kurdish army officers has increased when the other remained Kurdish officers have come back and have joined the Iraqi Army. This fact leads to the researching the topic from different perspectives to manifest the roles of different constituents of the mentioned army. Therefore, studying the role and contribution of the Kurds in the structure and developing the Iraqi army has its own special importance. Consequently, the current study has been conducted for the purpose of indicating the roles and impacts of the Kurd as an important ethnic composition of Iraq in the Iraqi army. It also aimed at demonstrating the manner of the Kurds roles, contributions and effects in growing and expanding the Iraqi army.Historical analysis method of research has been utilised by the researchers to answer the following research questions:What was the range and the level of the Kurds participation in the composition of Iraqi army?What was the degree of the Kurds’ roles in studying the military science and preparing the skillful military officers?How were the impacts and the status of the Kurds in leading and developing the Iraqi army?The study has reached some outcomes which are presented in the last section.
