The first attempt was the April 1941 Rashid Ali al-Gaylani coup in Iraq. Also helped by the aforementioned Mufti and his entourage (pro-Nazi Arabs, such as [[Akram Zuaiter]], [[Darwish Al-Miqdadi]]) seeking refuge from the Brits hunting them down. | The first attempt was the April 1941 Rashid Ali al-Gaylani coup in Iraq. Also helped by the aforementioned Mufti and his entourage (pro-Nazi Arabs, such as [[Akram Zuaiter]], [[Darwish Al-Miqdadi]]) seeking refuge from the Brits hunting them down. |