Basra
City
Iraq's main port, on the Shatt al-Arab, besieged by Iran in 1987 and taken by British forces in 2003.
Held by
- 1789 – August 9, 1920 Ottoman Empire
- November 22, 1914 – October 31, 1918 United Kingdom Military occupation
- August 10, 1920 – October 2, 1932 United Kingdom Mandate or administration
- since October 3, 1932 Iraq
Events here 3
- January 8 – February 26, 1987 Operation Karbala-5
- March 21 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Basra (2003)
- March 25–31, 2008 Battle of Basra (2008)