Addition to post #3:
The Iraqi Kurdish rebellion against the British in the 1920’s was surpressed by the British-led Assyrian Christian “Iraq Levies” force. Both sides were utterly ruthless. The 1936 Simele massacre of Assyrians by Iraqi Kurds and Arabs was also seen by the latter as “revenge” for the pro-British attitude of the Assyrians and their role in crushing the rebellions of the 1920’s.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simele_massacre
OK, that is a part of their more recent history that I did not know about.
Thanks.
Yep, the British govt has a long history of being deliberately divisive and playing groups of people against each other, using ethnic or religious differences or sensitivities. They did this to shia and sunnis, kurds and assyrians, iranians and afghans, and since I’m part Irish, can say to Ireland as well with protestants and catholics - it was an English created problem. That’s their divide and conquer approach.