Is it true that Kuwait was once a part of Iraq ??

Question

I was told by an Arab that the sultanate of Kuwait was created by UK out of Iraq when the Brits were ending their colonisation. This, according to the Arab was to create divisiveness in the region. And hence explained the itch that induced Saddam to regain Kuwait.

Answer 1

There was the Assyrian empire - which included the Baylonian king Nebuccanezzar.
Later it came under the Persian Achaemenid Empire, 500-330BC.
Then Alexander the Great conquered it and it became parte of the Selucid empire until 42BC
Then it came under the Parthian and Sassanid Persian empire.
Until the 7th Century when the arab caliphs from Damascas in modern Syrian took control.
1535AD the turkish Ottomans took control - this was under 3 separate provinces Mosul, Baghdad and Basra (which included Kuwait).
Britain set up Iraq as one nation in 1920 following the fall of the Ottoman empire. Iraq attained independance in 1932.
Kuwait, having amassed great wealth, was the first of the Persian Gulf-Arab states to declare independence, on June 19, 1961. Iraq challenged this declaration, claiming Kuwait was part of its territory. It threatened to invade Kuwait but was deterred by the British, who flew in troops.

Kuwait was established in the 16th century when several clans (bedouins) from the "Al Aniza" tribe migrated to the northern shore of the Persian Gulf from the Najd, their famine-stricken homeland in central Arabia. They settled in what now is known as Qatar for more than 60 years before migrating over sea to settle in the Isle De Chader, where they built a small fort, or “kut”.

Answer 2

After the First world war, the Ottoman empire collapsed and all its territories were divided among the winning allies.

England managed to control the majority of that land including most of the Middle East. That was known as the English Mandate.

In 1920, to continue its policy of "Divide and rule" The English empire created many small states all around the world.

Their biggest achievement was the creation of about 22 Arab states by dividing the land according to their interests and plans.
Kuwait was a small piece of land known as "The Kut" and had a population of less then 50,000 mainly nomads from Saudi Arabia and Southern Iraq. However, it was a part of Iraq and many of its residents trace their roots back to Iraqi tribes.

Answer 3

Yeah that's about the size of it. Iraq is an artificial nation created by the UK. The Brits have messed up a lot of nations around the world. Thanks guys.

As a parting thought. One of the contexts for Saddam's invasion of Kuwait had to do with Kuwaitis slant drilling into his oil fields. Saddam did complain about this and sent signals to the US that he was going to get some payback. We of course didn't listen and as a result Saddam didn't something very stupid that cost us an ally and at that time a staple source of Arab oil.

Thank you Kuwait.

Answer 4

yes Kuwait belong to Iraq and UK make it as country at 1961
all Iraq goverment refuse that and when Saddam return Kuwait Back to Iraq must Iraq people support him
now 2006 the united nation make new boarder between Iraq and Kuwait and by support of USA they take new land from Iraq give it to Kuwait but what is yours never lost ,soon USA troops leave Iraq soon Iraq invade Kuwait

Answer 5

that is not authentic. What does would desire to be completed although if, is all events in contact, would desire to drop the labels having to do with their own religious sect. To be successfull the Iraqi's would desire to completely take Islam out of the equation, through fact as long as that is area of government, no longer something will ever be resolved. they'd desire to look on the democratic government of Turkey that doesn't enable faith to play an element in government. Turkey is successfu democratically through fact of it, and so will Iraq, as quickly because it opens that is ideas to the belief. Al Maliki and Sadr will would desire to be brushed off as leaders in Iraq, through fact they have made it clean that they are the two puppets of Iran !

Answer 6

All borders changed over time. Current land grabs to 'go back' to old borders aren't supported by the international community.

That is how Hitler started too, you know. And if every country did it, the world would constantly be at war.

To what precise point in history do you point to say, "Ah, THESE are the inherently TRUE boundaries?"

Answer 7

Completely true. The arabs themselvs know their regional history better than us...

Answer 8

It was part of arabia and so was iraq

Answer 9

yes it was

Answer 10

true......