1958 Iraqi coup d'état

1958 Iraqi coup d'etat
Part of the Arab Cold War
Abdul Salam Arif and Abd al-Karim Qasim, the leaders of the revolution.
Date 14 July 1958 Location Iraq Result Overthrow of the Iraqi monarchy Execution of King Faisal II and his family Execution of Prince 'Abd al-Ilah Execution of Prime minister Nuri al-Said End of the Hashemite dynasty in Iraq End of the Arab Federation Establishment of the Republic of Iraq
Belligerents
Arab Federation Royal Guard 19th Brigade 20th Brigade	Free Officers
Commanders and leaders
King Faisal II  King of Iraq 'Abd al-Ilah  Crown Prince of Iraq Nuri al-Said  Prime Minister of Iraq	Abd al-Karim Qasim Abdul Salam Arif Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
Strength
15,000 troops
Casualties and losses
3 US citizens killed Number of Jordanian officials killed Total: ~100 killed

Overthrow of the Iraqi monarchy Execution of King Faisal II and his family
Execution of Prince 'Abd al-Ilah
Execution of Prime minister Nuri al-Said
End of the Hashemite dynasty in Iraq
End of the Arab Federation

Arab Federation

King Faisal II 
King of Iraq
'Abd al-Ilah 
Crown Prince of Iraq

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