1915 Beginning of Battle of Ctesiphon between British and
Ottoman forces
1923 PM Sadoun resigned over differences with Shiite
leaders and King Faisal
1923 Jafar Pasha al-Askari became 3rd PM
of Iraq, would hold office 2 times
1923 Shiites got Finance and Education ministries in Askari
govt Shiite leaders gave
pledge of
allegiance to King as a result
1952 Baghdad protests against Regent of Iraq started
2002 France told US that they believed Iraq tried to buy
uranium from Niger
2002 Russia’s Putin warned U.S. not to unilaterally act
against Iraq
2003 US transport plane hit by missile at Baghdad
International Airport
2005 Wall St Journal OpEd repeated story that 9/11
hijacker Atta might have met Iraqi
intel agent
in Prague in 2001
2006 Commander of US forces in Iraq Gen Casey told Joint
Chiefs troop surge
would not
work
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