1996 Iraqi coup attempt

1996 Iraqi coup d'état attempt
Part of CIA activities in Iraq and Aftermath of the Gulf War
DateJune–July 1996
Location
Baghdad, Iraq (with broader implications in northern Iraq/Kurdistan)
Result

Coup attempt failed

  • Mass arrests and executions of conspirators
  • Saddam Hussein remains in power
Belligerents
Government of Iraq (under President Saddam Hussein) Iraqi National Accord (INA), backed covertly by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), with support from MI6, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, and Turkey
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein; Iraqi Mukhabarat (intelligence service) Ayad Allawi (INA leader), Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahwani (military planner); involvement of disaffected Iraqi military officers
Strength
Intelligence and security forces highly rated in regime control INA-backed officers within the Republican Guard and defectors (numbers unspecified)
Casualties and losses
None publicly reported for regime forces Hundreds arrested; dozens (including ~82 operatives and al-Shahwani’s sons) executed
Operation code-named "DBACHILLES"; compromised by double agents and intercepted communications; marked a severe blow to U.S. covert efforts in Iraq

The 1996 Iraqi coup d'état attempt was a coup d'état attempt against president Saddam Hussein and his regime, as part of a wave of attacks and assassination attempts on the president of Iraq. The attempt occurred in June 1996, when a failed coup plot against the government was planned by the United States according to the Iraqi government.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Iraq has executed dozens of army officers after failed coup attempt, dissidents say". ReliefWeb. 12 August 1996.
  2. ^ "The coup that wasn't". The Guardian. 28 September 2005.


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