This article sketches briefly the Iraqi political activities in the Ottoman Empire from their early Nationalist organization Al-Qahtaniya,Al-Fatat, Al- Ahd, when Iraq became an independent Country. Historically, Iraq has passed through a long period of struggle against foreign rule. However, it is a very strong country in the Middle East. It has always been rich culturally, economically and educationally. In every period, it played a very vital role in the development of culture and civilization along with different branches of learning. From the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries the course of Iraqi history was affected by the continuing conflicts between the safavid in Iran and the Ottoman Turks. Ottoman Turks introduced its own constitution but Arab Nationalist became more active and wanted to establish self government in the Arab world by throwing the yoke of the ottoman rule.For the purpose they made Nationalist organization like al-Qahtaniya, al-Fatat and AlAhd. Al-Ahd, whose members were from the Iraqi Officers, working in the Ottoman army .
Source: World Journal of Islamic History and Civilization
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