This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 23

1918 Battle of Shirqat started as British forces moved north from Baghdad to

            confront Ottomans

1973 Baghdad ordered its units home in 1973 Arab-Israeli War

1977 Ayatollah Khomeini’s son Mustafa died in exile in Najaf Iranian secret police

            believed to be behind it

1980 US said Iran’s national integrity was threatened by Iraq Pres Carter was trying

            to get US hostages released by Iran

1996 PUK and KDP signed ceasefire brokered by US, UK and Turkey

1997 UN Resolution 1134 said that Iraq had to fully comply with weapons inspectors

            and condemned non-cooperation

1997 Were splits within UN security council over continued weapons inspections

2002 US and UK submitted draft resolution for new inspections in Iraq

2003 Madrid Conf began with 76 countries to garner international aid for Iraq

            Germany Russia France offered nothing having opposed war

2004 Al Qaeda in Iraq dressed as police took 49 Iraqi soldiers off bus and executed

            them in Diyala 

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