14 July Revolution

Iraqi revolution
	Part of the Arab Cold War
	File:Abd al-Karim Qasim & Abd al-Salam A'ref.jpg; 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 Arab Federation File:Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg Kingdom of Iraq Royal Guard; ; Supported by:; File:Flag of Jordan.svg Kingdom of Jordan	Iraq Free Officers; 19th Brigade; 20th Brigade;
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Iraq King Faisal II Executed; Kingdom of Iraq Prince Abd al-Ilah Executed; Kingdom of Iraq Nuri al-Said Executed; Jordan Ibrahim Hashem X	Iraq Abd al-Karim Qasim; Iraq Abdul Salam Arif; Iraq Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i; Iraq Surat al-Haj Sri; Iraq Nazem Tabakli
Strength
	15,000 troops
Casualties and losses
	United States 3 US citizens killed; Jordan Number of Jordanian officials killed; Total: ~100 killed[citation needed]

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[change]

↑ Romero 2011, p. 112.

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

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