Iraq, 1995 — military coup attempt
Event Summary
The dataset records a second event coded as an attempted military coup in Iraq on 15 June 1995 against Saddam Hussein, coming amid the same wave of tribal and military unrest that beset his sanctions crippled regime through 1995. The most serious focus of dissent was the Sunni Dulaim tribe of Anbar, whose alienation had exploded into open revolt after the regime executed a leading Dulaimi officer, unleashing armed clashes around Ramadi that the security forces struggled to contain. Alongside the tribal uprising, elements within the demoralized officer corps, embittered by defeat, deprivation, and the regime's paranoid purges, plotted against Saddam.
A coup attempt or revolt in mid June 1995 arose within that turbulent atmosphere and was suppressed by the regime's Republican Guard and intelligence services, with the customary brutal reprisals. Saddam survived, as he had every prior conspiracy, through the redundancy of his security agencies, the manipulation of tribal loyalties, and pitiless preemption. His rule endured through further shocks, including the 1995 defection of his sons in law and the 1996 CIA backed plot, until it was ended by the United States led invasion in 2003.
Researched Details
Researched
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Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Datasets agree. At least two of the three reference datasets we check against carry this event, and none of them disagrees about its date or its result.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
64506151995- Albrecht/Koehler/Schutz (CAM) id
CAM-645-1995-06-15
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: Saddam Hussein put down the June 1995 revolt amid the Dulaim unrest and survived through his security services.
Baseline coding: Coup attempt failed to remove the incumbent. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
Powell and Thyne
New York Times
Arizona Republic
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