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From the moment England began to rise as an imperialist power, it started to take care of the Kurds. As England gained power in the Middle East, interest in the Kurds increased. During the sharing of Ottoman lands after the First World War, England decided to take advantage of the Kurds. After the Armistice of Mudros, England took action to establish an Armenia in Eastern Anatolia. England planned to establish a Kurdistan in Southeastern Anatolia to be a buffer between Iraq and Armenia under its control. With the Treaty of Sevres, these proposals were imposed on the Ottoman administration. However, after the victory of the National Struggle led by Mustafa Kemal Pasha, the Treaty of Sevres became invalid, and the Kurdistan issue was shelved for a while. After the Mosul issue, the Kurds were no longer the center of attention for England for a long time.
After the Second World War, as England weakened considerably, her interest in the region decreased somewhat. Iran has become the most important ally of the Western states in the region. After the Iranian revolution, Western states started to get closer with Iraq against Iran. However, when Saddam Hussein's administration became a threat to the interests of Western states, the allies led by the United States and England intervened in Iraq by using the invasion of Kuwait as an excuse. After that, England tried to use the Kurds to put pressure on Iraq and ensure the security of the oil fields. The operations carried out by the Iraqi Army against the rebellious Kurds caused great controversy in British policy. In this study, how the conflict between the Iraqi administration and the Kurds reflected on British policy was examined through the British Parliament minutes.