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Iraq Levies

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and district Police force of 1,786 men. On 1 August 1919, the Levy and Gendarmerie Orders were published in which the control of the Levies, and the duties of the Inspecting Officer of the Levies, who were limited to inspection and administration, were defined. This put the Levies under the control of three different people: the Inspecting Officer, the Political Officer of the Area, and the Local Administrative Commandant. The budget was dealt with by the Inspecting Officer, except in the Northern Iraqi Provinces of
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Levies received full pay up to and including 2 May. Those who were to be discharged on that day received pay and a ration allowance for 28 days terminal leave; plus a civilian clothing allowance and a free railway pass to their homes. Those Levies receiving vocational training had their current rates of pay and allowances continue until the end of their training.
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The British offered financial compensation, vocational training, and resettlement in civilian life to members of the RAF Levies. Those members with 15 or more years of service were pensioned off. Those with less than 15 years were given a gratuity of one month pay for each year of service. Also, the
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Following abortive negotiations through Assyrian officers, British troops were brought in from Egypt to take over the guard and garrison duties of the Levies. Assyrian civilian and religious leaders issued a statement urging all ranks of the Levies to continue in "loyal and obedient service" until a
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was recruited first from the Arabs who had joined the Iraqi Levies and later from the general Arab population (Beth-Kamala). Eventually the Levies enlisted mainly Assyrian soldiers with British officers. The unit initially defended the northern frontiers of the Province of Mosul when Turkey claimed
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In 1919 the force changed names twice, first to the Militia and then in July to the Iraq Levies when Iraq became a British Mandate. On 12 August 1919, the force became known as the "Arab and Kurdish Levies." Also in 1919 the Iraq Levies were split into a strike force of 3,075 men, based in Baquba,
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On 1 June 1932 the Levies presented a signed memorial to their commanding officer stating that "all the men had decided to cease serving as from 1st July." The reason was Britain had "failed adequately to ensure the future of the Assyrian nation after the termination of their mandate over Iraq."
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In 1920 During Iraqi revolt the Arabs alongside kurdish and turkmen tribes attacked assyrian refugee camps where assyrian forces managed to defeat the rebels where Assyrians were excellent fighters having great experience in battle because they successfully fought against ottomans and Kurds and
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By 1942, the Iraq Levies consisted of a Headquarters, a Depot, Specialist Assyrian companies, 40 service companies and the 1st Parachute Company, which consisted of 75% Assyrian and 25% Kurd. The new Iraq Levies Disciplinary Code was based largely on the Indian Army Act.
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took over command of the Levies and Army personnel were gradually replaced by RAF personnel. During October 1946 the Levies battalions were redesignated as wings and squadrons to conform to the RAF Regiment procedure. In December the Kurdish Squadrons in Cyprus and the
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where Assyrians helped fight off Nazis in the Balkans helping Greeks and partisans free the Balkans and Assyrians force also helped liberate Italy against the fascists and Nazis. The force thereafter grew and survived until it was disbanded when control of
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where Assyrians defeated a large force of 15.000 Iraqi nazis with British air bombings in multiple battles where Assyrians also defeated other Nazi Arabs in syria and Lebanon campaign and were also used in other theatres of the
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As the Assyrian force became more disciplined they rendered excellent service; during the Arab rebellion of the 1920s they displayed, under conditions of the greatest trial, steadfast loyalty to their British officers.
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could be responded to. The effect of this intervention was to calm concern amongst the majority of Levies, who resumed their former duties. Two hundred and fifty men were however discharged from service.
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during World War I. Now that an Iraqi Army was to be formed, the Arabs and other Muslim peoples were required to join it rather than to go to the Levies. It was decided to enlist ethnic
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By 1928 the Levies had become entirely Assyrian. The Marsh Arab battalion became the 7th Battalion of the Iraqi Army. The force then expanded rapidly and became known as "Shabanas", a
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The RAF Levies continued its escort and guard duties into 1954; when it consisted of 1,200 Assyrians, 400 Kurds, and 400 Arabs. The RAF Levies were disbanded on 2 May 1955, and
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in a generally Arab/Kurdish Muslim population. In July 1922 Orders were issued in which no more Arabs were to be enlisted as they were required to join the new
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In 1931 Levies and Iraqi army units were patrolling Barzan district. Government troops implied government control, which Shaykh Ahmad still wanted to avoid.
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encamped on the overlooking plateau. The siege was lifted by the units based at Habbaniya, including pilots from the training school, a battalion of the
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were handed back to the Iraqi Government, although the RAF remained at Habbaniya until May 1959. Of 515 Assyrians, 195 volunteered for service in the
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were relieved by guards from the Iraqi Army. A minor and passing event but it did signify the end of an era as now the Levies had ceased to exist.
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The King has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned in recognition of distinguished services in the Middle East:-
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and the surrounding villages and pledged 'Never Again!' They remembered the raping and pillaging of defenseless Assyrian villagers."
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By 1923 the ethnic composition of the Iraq Levies was 50% Assyrian, with a large minority of Kurds, plus an attached battalion of
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By 1943 the Iraq Levies strength stood at 166 British officers controlling 44 companies; 22 Assyrian, five Mixed Assyrian/
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the province and massed its army across the frontiers. After 1928 the prime role of the Levies was to guard the
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In 1945, after the Second World War, the Levies were reduced to 60 British officers and 1,900 other ranks. The
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The Iraq Levies traced their history to the Arab Scouts organized in 1915 by Major J. I. Eadie, of the
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New recruits, still wearing their own clothes, are drilled at Habbaniya during the Second World War.
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were prized for their discipline, loyalty, bravery and fighting skills by the British, and were
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uniforms, though with RAF rank insignia after 1943. The most distinctive feature was a
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Throughout most of their history the Levies wore standard British tropical service and
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with brim turned back in the Australian style, worn with a white plume for parade.
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Three different World War Two Medals were awarded to members of the Iraq Levies.
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in southern and central Iraq. By 1918 the Arab Scouts increased to 5,467
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Minorities in the Middle East: a history of struggle and self-expression
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Levy officer ranks were derived from ancient Assyrian military ranks:
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the mission of the Levies was defined "...to relieve the British and
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Military units and formations in Mandatory Palestine in World War II
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At its height, an estimated 40,000 Assyrians served in the Levies.
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for Iraq was established in 1924 and was awarded to the Levies by
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Blood, Tears and Folly : An objective look at World War II
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awarded for over fifteen years service in the Assyrian Levies.
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The Levies distinguished themselves in May 1941 during the
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Three members of the RAF Levies arrive at Liverpool aboard
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The Levies consisted of a Headquarters (first located in
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who lived in the north of the country, while the nascent
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was present along with members of the government, as
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Index

Assyrian Levies
Three members of the RAF Levies arrive at Liverpool aboard SS Orbita in 1946
SS Orbita
Mahmud Barzanji revolts
Kirkuk Massacre of 1924
World War II
Anglo-Iraqi War
Ahmed Barzani revolt
Simko Shikak revolt (1918โ€“1922)
Simko Shikak revolt (1926)
Dawid Mar Shimun
Agha Petros
Malik Khoshaba
Malik Yaqo
Zaia Giwargis
Iraq
First World War
British Mandate
Assyrians
Kurds
Iraqi Turkmen
Iraqi Army
Royal Air Force
Anglo-Iraqi War
Second World War
RAF Habbaniya
RAF Shaibah
British Indian Army
Special Service Officer
Muntafiq Division

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