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[[File:Yunis Bahri - Rashid Ali al-Gaylani and Amin al-Husseini - 1943.png|right|300px|thumb|The [[Grand Mufti]] and Iraq Prime Minister Rashid Ali.]]
[[File:Yunis Bahri - Rashid Ali al-Gaylani and Amin al-Husseini - 1943.png|right|300px|thumb|The [[Grand Mufti]] and Iraq Prime Minister Rashid Ali.]]
Hitler issued Führer Directive No. 30 on May 23, 1940 in support of Arab nationalists in [[Iraq]].<ref>https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/</re>
Hitler issued Führer Directive No. 30 on May 23, 1940 in support of Arab nationalists in [[Iraq]].<ref>https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/</ref>
On April 1, 1941, Rashid Ali and members of the 'Golden Square' led a ''[[coup d'état]]'' in Iraq. During the time leading up to the [[coup]], Rashid Ali's supporters had been informed that Germany was willing to recognize the independence of Iraq. There had also been discussions on matériel being sent to support the Iraqis and other Arab factions.
On April 1, 1941, Rashid Ali and members of the 'Golden Square' led a ''[[coup d'état]]'' in Iraq. During the time leading up to the [[coup]], Rashid Ali's supporters had been informed that Germany was willing to recognize the independence of Iraq. There had also been discussions on matériel being sent to support the Iraqis and other Arab factions.