r/Iraq آشوري/Assyrian/ܐܵܫܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ/ࡀࡕࡅࡓࡀࡉࡀ Sep 07 '23

History Iraq in Ottoman and British documents - Debunking the colonial/reactionary myth of "artificial state". (compiled by me)

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u/AMountainofMadness Sep 07 '23

A lot of the drama came from how Ottoman borders were undefined and often several governments claimed administration of one area. After independence when all borders were defined, all middle east countries simply argued in favor of whatever gave them more land.