Thursday, February 13, 2025

Iraq Improves On 2024 Corruption Survey


For a decade after the 2003 invasion Iraq ranked at the very bottom of Transparency International’s Corruption Index. In recent years the country has been getting better scores. This appears to be mostly because other countries are doing worse than any real improvement by Iraq.

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 13 Iran scored 2nd major victory on Iraqi territory during Iran-Iraq War seizing Faw peninsula in Basra


 

1940 PM Said proposed to High Defense Council declaring war on Germany Send 2 Iraqi divisions to

Libya or Balkans Was rejected

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

U.S. Army in The Iraq War Volume 2 Chapter 14 From New Dawn To Zero August 2010-December 2011


The 14th chapter in the U.S. Army’s second volume on the Iraq war covers the American withdrawal from the country in 2011. Iraq was still facing major problems with its security forces, militias, the insurgency and the struggle for political power. The Obama administration thought it could keep a stay behind force in the nation to help with stability but failed to do so.

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 12 Cleric Hakim issued fatwa against joining Communists Clergy afraid youth becoming secular and joining Communists


 

1915 Lord Hardinge wrote India Office Said taking Baghdad was likely ultimate objective of

British occupation of Mesopotamia

(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Iraq’s President Sues PM Sudani Over Budget


On February 9 Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid announced that he filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Mohammed Sudani and Finance Minister Taif Sami over Baghdad not sending salary payments to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). This is the latest tit for tat between the central and regional governments.

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 11 Executive Comm of Shias manifesto said monarchy discriminated against Shiites Called on UK to remove King Faisal and empower Shiites


 

1917 British renewed attack upon Dahra bend outside Kut

Monday, February 10, 2025

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 10 Abbasids surrendered Baghdad to Mongols who then massacred population


 

1258 Abbasid Caliph Mustasim surrendered Baghdad to Mongols Residents taken to camps where they were

executed Christians and Jews spared Mongol leader Hulagu said he killed 200,000 City eventually burned

Iraq Improves On 2024 Corruption Survey

For a decade after the 2003 invasion Iraq ranked at the very bottom of Transparency International’s Corruption Index. In recent years the co...