Abd al-Sattar al-Aboussi
Iraqi military officer (1930 – 1970)
Abd al-Sattar al-Aboussi (Arabic: عبد الستار العبوسي, 1930 – 26 November 1970) was an Iraqi military officer. He's recognized as the main perpetrator of the al-Rehab Palace Massacre and the killer of the Iraqi Hashemite royal family during the 14 July 1958 revolution.
Early life
Abd al-Sattar Saba'a al-Aboussi was born in 1930 in the Bab al-Sheikh neighborhood near the Shrine of Abd al-Qadir al-Gillani in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Aboussi had two brothers, the first, Jawad, worked as a military officer and was killed on national duty, while the second, Rashid, was a student studying biology in the United States. A rumor has it that he was killed in an incident that some attributed to the Regent Abd al-Ilah because of his national activity against the royal regime, while others believe that his killing was by the CIA, as he was excelling in his studies and the Americans offered him to leave Iraq and stay in the United States. Because he refused these offers, he was physically liquidated. Nevertheless, this incident gave al-Aboussi a grudge against the Iraqi royal family.
Al-Rehab Palace Massacre
On 14 July 1958, a military coup to overthrow the Iraqi monarchy took place. Eventually, the revolutionaries ordered military soldiers to guard the royal al-Rehab Palace that morning. King Faisal II exited the palace with a Qu'ran and a white flag, wanting to be surrendered in peace.
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