14 July Revolution

Iraqi revolution
	Part of the Arab Cold War
	; Abdul Salam Arif and Abd al-Karim Qasim, the leaders of the revolution
Date	14 July 1958
Location	Iraq
Result	Victory for the Free Officers Overthrow of the Iraqi monarchy; Death of King Faisal II and his family; Execution of Prince Abd al-Ilah; Execution of Prime minister Nuri al-Said; End of the Hashemite dynasty in Iraq; End of the Arab Federation; Establishment of the Iraqi Republic;
Belligerents
Arab Federation Kingdom of Iraq Royal Guard; ; Supported by:; Kingdom of Jordan	Free Officers; 19th Brigade; 20th Brigade;
Commanders and leaders
King Faisal II ; Prince Abd al-Ilah ; Nuri al-Said ; Ibrahim Hashem X	Abd al-Karim Qasim; Abdul Salam Arif; Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i; Surat al-Haj Sri; Nazem Tabakli
Strength
	15,000 troops
Casualties and losses
	3 US citizens killed; Number of Jordanian officials killed; Total: ~100 killed

The 14 July Revolution also called the 1958 Iraqi military coup was a coup d'etat that happened during 14 July 1958. This resulted in the murder of Faisal II and the removal of the Hashemite-led Kingdom of Iraq.

References

↑ Romero 2011, p. 112.

[Romero_2011_112-1] Romero 2011, p. 112.

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