aug 12, 1920 - Qalqat Sukkar revolt
Description:
The Muftaq Brigade, now called Dhi Qar province, has many powerful clans. The town of Qalqat Sukkar was the first town to be sparkled by the revolution . The increasing tension in the town led to the flight of the political governor of Captain Crawford by plane to the city of Nasiriyah, the center of the brigade. On August 12, These tribes looted the government's Saray in the townAdded to timeline:
Date:
aug 12, 1920
Now
~ 104 years ago