This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 15

1969 Iraq complained to Iranian ambassador that Tehran violating 1937

            agreement over navigation of Shatt al-Arab

1979 Pres Bakr welcomed new Islamic Republic in Iran and again asked for

            good relations Invited PM Bazargan to Baghdad

1980 Iraqi opposition group attempted to assassinate Information Minister

            Latif al-Jassim

1984 State Dept said that Iraq stopped using chemical weapons in Iran-Iraq War

            after U.S. warning in 83 but started again in Feb 84

1987 Iraq attacked KDP HQ in Zewa Shkan, Dohuk PUK HQs in Sergalou and

            Bergalou, Sulaymaniya with chemical weapons

1987 Iraqi chemical attacks retaliation for KDP and PUK helping Iranian offensive

            in Kurdistan

1993 Iraqi army began two week operation to attack Kurdish towns 5,000 Kurds

            displaced

2002 Rumsfeld claimed that UN inspectors in 90s were ineffective 

2002 End of deadline set by Bush for invasion plan for Iraq to be completed

2003 ORHA head Garner met 100 Iraqi leaders in Nasiriya Called for democratic and

            federal Iraq

2003 20,000 protested in Nasiriya against US

2003 US killed 7 Iraqis trying to break up demonstration in Mosul

2003 Bush reviewed US withdrawal plan that had most troops out by Sep 03

2003 Bush talked about foreign peacekeepers taking over for US troops in Iraq

2003 White House thought countries would give up opposition to Iraqi invasion and

            offer troops

2004 Joint Chiefs head Gen Myers said Sadr uprising and battle of Fallujah signs

            that US winning in Iraq

2008 US began building wall around Sadr City to cordon off areas controlled by

            Mahdi Army

2008 Breakaway Mahdi Army faction said it would not disarm in Basra

2008 Report by refugee group said govt was not taking care of displaced and militias

            filling vacuum

2009 US stopped Iraqi police from raiding Diyala prov council building and arrested

            new councilmen

2009 Head of Sinjar said district should become independent and join Kurdistan to

            protest new Hadbaa controlled Ninewa govt

2010 VP Hashemi went to Saudi Arabia to talk about forming new govt after national

            vote

2010 Iran said it wanted all parties to be included in new govt after national vote

2011 Protest in Baghdad demanding Maliki resign and prisoner release Was broken

up by police 20 protesters arrested in Baghdad and taken to secret prison at Muthanna Airport

2011 Turkmen Front said peshmerga and Asayesh not needed in Kirkuk and caused

            divisions

2012 Head of Elec Comm released after being arrested on corruption charges trumped

            up by Maliki to get rid of him

2012 Kurdish members of Ninewa council stopped from entering Mosul at army

            checkpoint

2012 Central Bank of Iraq set new rules on dollar auctions to try to stop large

            sales being manipulated by insurgents foreign countries politicians banks

2014 New security operation launched in Jurf al-Sakhr, Babil

2014 Flyers dropped over Fallujah telling people to leave due to impending security

            operation to free city Wasn't taken until 2016

2015 UN received reports that up to 700 homes had been looted and burned 200

blown up in Tikrit area after it was freed

2015 IS took control of 1/3 of Baiji Refinery

2015 Albu Ghanim tribal head called for Hashd to help fight IS in Anbar

2015 Abadi said there were 110 Iranian military advisers in Iraq

2016 Protests in 7 provinces against ethnosectarian quota system in govt

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