1966 Iraqi coup attempt
| 1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Arab Cold War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of Iraq |
Iraqi Armed Forces rebels Supported by: Egypt | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abdul Rahman Arif Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz | Arif Abd ar-Razzaq Subhi Abdul Hamed | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Khaleel Jassim ِAbdulkareem Shindana | Younis Attar Bashi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 83 | 250 | ||||||
In 1966, the previous Iraqi prime minister Arif Abd ar-Razzaq and other Iraqi air force and army officers attempted to overthrow the Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif and the prime minister of the Iraqi government Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz. The attempt was supported by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, following his first failed attempt against Abdul Salam Arif in 1965. The coup was foiled in Mosul by Khaleel Jassim and his Iraqi commando unit.