, ▁mark ing ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - I ra qi ▁War . ▁ ▁Host ilities ▁last ed ▁from ▁May ▁ 2 ▁to ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁between ▁Ira q is ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁their ▁ind igen ous ▁Ass y rian ▁Lev ies . ▁The ▁British ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁occup y ▁Ira q ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁defeat , ▁a ▁blo ody ▁Far h ud ▁mass acre ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁Fut u ww a ▁youth ▁and ▁R ash id ▁Ali ' s ▁supp or ters , ▁resulting ▁in ▁death s ▁of ▁some ▁ 1 8 0 ▁Jews ▁and ▁heavy ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community . ▁▁ 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 5 8 ▁After ▁the ▁Ang lo - I ra qi ▁War ▁ended , ▁N uri ▁as - Sa id ▁returned ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁domin ated ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁Ira q ▁until ▁the ▁over throw ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁and ▁his ▁assass ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁N uri ▁as - Sa id ▁purs ued ▁a ▁largely ▁pro - western ▁policy ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁Republic ▁declared ▁The ▁Hash em ite ▁mon archy ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁over th rown ▁through ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁by ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Army , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ 1