1909 Riot in Mosul after Kirkuk soldier insulted a woman
Organized by elites
opposed to
Ottoman reforms 60 killed
1918 UK PM George said Ottoman provinces including
Mesopotamia should
have
“separate national conditions”
1957 Iraq backed Eisenhower Doctrine to oppose communism in
Middle East
1981 Iranian Pres Bani Sadr announced counter attack against
Iraq using Basij
militia and
army in Susangard and Dezful
1999 UN weapons inspector report said Iraq had not accounted
for 550 mustard
gas
artillery rounds
1999 Unaccounted for WMD stocks would become major argument
by Bush admin
that Iraq
was hiding its WMD
2004 White House presented CPA’s reconstruction plan to
Congress
2004 3 US soldiers discharged after found guilty of abusing
prisoners at Camp Bucca
Basra
2005 State Dept report said Iraqi security forces were
ineffective in most of
country due to insurgent attacks
2006 Al Qaeda in Iraq suicide car bomb in Ramadi killed 80
tribal recruits for police
2010 Report that US was in talks with Baathists in Iraq to
try to get them to reconcile
2012 Bombings of Shiite pilgrims during Arbayeen leave over
120 casualties
2014 Sec of State Kerry said US would assist Iraqi govt with
renewed insurgency
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