Britain and the Levy Troops in Iraq: 1920-1932

Abstract

Levy troops played an important role in serving the authorities of the British Mandatory of Iraq 1920-1932. In order to shed light on this subject, the research is divided into five axes. The first axis tackled the role of the authorities of the Mandatory in establishing the Levy troops. The second axis handled the contribution of Levy troops in the British military services. As for the third axis, it tackled the attitude of the Mandatory authorities towards merging the Levy troops with the Iraqi armed forces. The fourth axis dealt with the attitude of the Mandatory authorities to the two events of Mosul and Kirkuk. The fifth axis handled the demobilization of Levy troops.

Keywords

Britain, and, the, Levy, Troops