 Complete the following phrase:  Political tension was rising and al-Said was forced to resign. Under pressure from army generals, a coalition government was formed by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani on 18 February 1940. The new government adopted a foreign policy that was less favorable to Britain, and to some extent more sympathetic to Germany. However, al-Gaylani was forced to resign by the regent and al-Said, and a more moderate government was formed by Taha al-Hashimi on 3 February 1941. This government did not last for long, and on 1 April an ultra-nationalist group of army generals overthrew the government in a 