1921 Cairo Conference decided on indirect rule in Iraq Would
make Faisal King
of a
pro-British Iraqi govt allowing withdrawal of British forces
1921 Cairo Confernce decided to keep UK High Commissioner
for Iraq British advisers
in govt
naval presence in Basra and RAF squadrons in rest of country
1939 King Ghazi gave pan-Arab speech saying he was
interested in Arab brothers in
Syria
Palestine Kuwait
1940 Fmr PM Said put together new govt with Rashid Gaylani
becoming PM Said
became
Foreign Minister Had backing of British
1980 Baath made membership in Dawa punishable by death
1982 Saddam admitted that Iraqi forces retreated from
southern Iran
1984 UN condemned use of chemical weapons in Iran-Iraq War
but didn’t mention
Iraq as
perpetrator
1984 US banned export of 5 chemicals to Iraq that could be
used to make chemical
weapons
1991 Saddam’s troops re-entered Dohuk and Irbil to put down
Kurdish rebellion
1991 Majid al-Khoei met with Saudi intelligence and was
turned down for aid because
US
objections
1995 INC and PUK attacked Iraqi forces in Kirkuk district
destroying 2 brigades hoping
to create a
revolt against Saddam
2002 Gen Franks presented new revised Iraq war plan to Bush
2003 British began 2nd attack to take Basra city with
600 commandos
2003 UK Defense Minister Hoon told US didn't think taking
Basra City important US
wanted UK
to hold south oil fields & Um Qasr port
2003 US intensified air strikes on Republican Guard units
with 800 sorties
2003 Saddam believed U.S. invasion was stalemated
2003 Saddam’s secretary told Iraqi For Ministry to tell
France and Russia they would
only accept
an unconditional withdrawal by U.S.
2003 Iraqi TV aired footage of Saddam Qusay and Uday handing
out medals and money
to soldiers
2003 Rumsfeld told ABC that US knew exactly where Iraq’s WMD
were Claimed they
were around
Tikrit and Baghdad
2003 Rumsfeld accused Syria of giving military aid to Iraq
Syria claimed US
committing
crimes vs Iraqi civilians
2003 Dep Sec of Def Wolfowtiz said Iraq war about WMD and
that they would
eventually
be found
2003 Blair foreign policy adv Sir Manning worried that
Baghdad when attacked could
turn into
drawn out urban battle
2003 Iraqis shot down US Apache helicopter during invasion
2006 Report Albu Mahal went from insurgency to fighting Al
Qaeda in Iraq after
objected to
Islamic law being imposed
2006 Report Albu Mahal entered into months of fighting with
Salmani and Karabila
tribes
allied with Al Qaeda in Iraq in WAnbar Qaim dist Was expelled
2006 Report Albu Mahal went to US formed Desert Protectors Got
help to have
tribesmen
join Iraqi army
2008 Sadr announced ceasefire in Basra but said Mahdi Army
would not give up their
weapons
2008 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen Suleimani helped
negotiate Sadr ceasefire
2008 Mahdi Army fired rockets at Green Zone again
2008 Tribes in Dhi Qar and Dulaim in Wasit joined govt in
crackdown against Mahdi
Army
2008 Nasiriya said to be cleared of Mahdi Army
2008 SIIC held pro-govt demonstration in Karbala against Sadr
2010 Allawi complained about Iran’s interference in forming
new Iraqi government
2010 VP Hashemi said Iran trying to unite Shiite parties
behind 2nd Maliki term
2011 Accountability and Justice Comm ruled 2 nominees for
Interior and Defense
Ministers
made by Maliki were disqualified for Baathist past
2011 Turkey’s Erdogan went on tour of Iraq to Baghdad 1st
Sunni leader to go to Najaf
shrine 1st
Turkish leader to go to Irbil
2012 Pres Barzani said Maliki becoming authoritarian
2016 Kurdish Alliance said they would not give up any of
their ministers
2016 Supreme Council MP complained that Abadi didn’t consult
with others about
his reforms
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