Why was Qasim overthrown?
Background: Opposition to Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim of Iraq has had as its consistent objective his violent overthrow but has been frustrated by fear of his wide powers over all aspects of government, by his ubiquitous and overlapping intelligence networks and by his control of the Army.
Background: Opposition to Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim of Iraq has had as its consistent objective his violent overthrow but has been frustrated by fear of his wide powers over all aspects of government, by his ubiquitous and overlapping intelligence networks and by his control of the Army.
