q ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁even ▁upon ▁gain ing ▁independence . ▁After ▁gain ing ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁immediately ▁declared ▁that ▁K uw ait ▁was ▁right fully ▁a ▁territory ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁K uw ait ▁had ▁lo os ely ▁been ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁vil â y et ▁of ▁Bas ra ▁for ▁centuries ▁until ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁formally ▁sever ed ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁influence ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁on ▁this ▁basis ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁stated ▁that ▁K uw ait ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁imperial ist ▁in vention . ▁ ▁Political ▁inst ability ▁and ▁army ▁cou ps , ▁ 1 9 3 3 – 1 9 4 1 ▁After ▁F ais al ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁King ▁Gh azi ▁re igned ▁as ▁a ▁figure head ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁motor ▁accident . ▁Press ure ▁from ▁Arab ▁national ists ▁and ▁Ira qi ▁national ists ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁leave ▁Ira q , ▁but ▁their ▁dem ands ▁were ▁ignored ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Upon ▁ach ieving ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁political ▁t ensions ▁arose ▁over ▁the ▁continued ▁British ▁presence ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁with ▁Ira q ' s ▁government ▁and ▁polit icians ▁split ▁between ▁those ▁considered ▁pro - B rit ish ▁polit icians ▁such ▁as ▁N uri ▁as - Sa id , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁opp ose