Revolt on the Tigris
The Al-sadr Uprising and the Governing of Iraq
Cornell University Press · Print & ebook · August 31, 2005
A former paratrooper in the British Army with extensive experience of conflict and post-conflict management in the countries of former Yugoslavia, Mark Etherington had just completed an M.Phil. in international relations at Cambridge University in 2003 when the British Foreign Office asked him to assume the governorship of Wasit Province in southern Iraq on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority or CPA.
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- Who it’s for
- A firsthand account of Coalition rule, provincial reconstruction, and insurgency in southern Iraq.
- Genres
- Iraq War (2003-2011), Iraq History
- Published
- Cornell University Press, August 31, 2005
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A former paratrooper in the British Army with extensive experience of conflict and post-conflict management in the countries of former Yugoslavia, Mark Etherington had just completed an M.Phil. in international relations at Cambridge University in 2003 when the British Foreign Office asked him to assume the governorship of Wasit Province in southern Iraq on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority or CPA.
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Etherington established a small team in the provincial capital of al-Kut on the banks of the Tigris in order to begin the process of reconstruction?both political and physical?of a province with a predominantly Shi'ia population of 900,000 and a long border with Iran. The province was plagued by poverty and beset by social paralysis. A demoralized and often corrupt police force was incapable of imposing the rule of law. Ba'ath party functionaries had been purged, local municipal authority was weak, and basic services were lacking. More challenging still was an escalating armed insurgency by the followers of Moqtada al-Sadr that would culminate in a sixteen-hour firefight for control over the CPA's base in Kut. This gritty and compelling firsthand account of post-conflict Iraq describes the turmoil visited on the country by outside intervention and the difficulties faced by the Coalition in fashioning a new political and civil apparatus.
Governing Wasit Province
A firsthand account of Coalition rule, provincial reconstruction, and insurgency in southern Iraq.
Come here for
- The work of political and physical reconstruction in Wasit.
- A provincial governor’s account of Coalition administration in al-Kut.
Expect
- Weak municipal authority, a demoralized police force, and missing basic services.
- An escalating insurgency and a sixteen-hour fight over the CPA base.
Where it sits
| Iraq War (2003-2011) | 96% |
|---|---|
| Iraq History | 77% |
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Publisher categories
- Iraq History
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Security Studies
- Authors
- Mark Etherington
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- August 31, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Iraq History