This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 16

1941 Britain told Iraq that troops would be landing in Basra soon under Anglo-

            Iraq Treaty

1941 PM Gaylani agreed to allow British troops landing in Basra but demanded that

they immediately set out for Palestine or Egypt

1941 German letter arrived saying it would support Iraq revolt against British

1968 Baath Nasserites and other army officials called for coalition govt return of

            parliament dismissal of PM Yahya

1969 Shah unilaterally voided 1937 treaty over Shatt al-Arab Iraq took issue to UN Iran

            refused to go to court over matter probably knowing it would lose

1969 Shah decided to give military support ot Kurds to put political pressure on Pres

            Bakr over Shatt al-Arab

1987 Iraqi planes dropped poison gas on Sheikh Wasan and Balisan villages killing

            over 100 civilians

1988 Iraq offensive to recapture Fao Peninsula Basra from Iran began Largest

            Iraq land offensive since 1986 Used nerve and mustard gas

1990 White House met to discuss limiting military equipment sales to Iraq

1991 Pres Bush said that US would set up relief camps in Kurdistan to help refugees

            after Saddam put down revolt

1991 Bush said UN sanctions on Iraq would stay until Saddam removed from power

1991 State Dept met with Iraqi opposition including Ahmed Chalabi for first time

2002 NSC meeting talked about training Iraqi exiles for help with invasion

2003 Genk Franks issued declaration to Iraqi people saying US would only be there

            temporarily

2003 Gen Franks announced that Baath Party was no more in Iraq

2003 Gen Franks ordered withdrawal order for 60-120 days for US troops to drop from

            175,000 to 30,000 by Aug 03

2003 Gen Franks told his staff that an interim Iraqi govt would be created in 30-60

            days

2003 US Central Command made official announcement that America was the authority

            in Iraq

2003 Congress appropriated $2.475 bil for rebuilding Iraq as part of Iraq Relief

            and Reconstruction Fund

2003 Report Kurds were forcing Arabs out of Kirkuk city

2003 INC’s Chalabi arrived in Baghdad and set up office in Hunting Club

2003 US forces captured Palestinian terrorist Abu Abbas Claimed proved Saddam

            backed terrorism

2003 Dep head of SCIRI Ayatollah Abdul Aziz al-Hakim returned to Iraq from Iran with

            4,000-5,000 Badr militiamen

2004 2 weeks 12,000 members of the Iraq Civil Defense Corps quit during insurgent

            offensive and Sadrist uprising

2006 Report Iranian Revolutionary Guard set up camp in Diyala to train militias

2006 CIA report Karbala police chief made deals with Sadr to attack US forces Gave

            them police IDs to get through checkpoints

2006 GAO report US worried Iraq didn’t have money or know how to run 8,000

            reconstruction projects

2006 GAO report As of June 2005 $52 mil of $200 mil completed large scale water

projects not working or below capacity due to looting lack of power trained Iraqi staff

2006 GAO report $13.5 mil Karkh sewage treatment plant in Baghdad not operating

            $32 mil garbage landfill in south Baghdad not operating after manager killed

2006 GAO report 40-60% of purified water never used in Baghdad because of

            leaks in system

2007 Sadrist ministers boycotted cabinet to protest US occupation

2008 Accordance Front announced that it would end its boycott of cabinet

2008 Integrity Committee said it was investigating corruption in arms deal with

            Serbia

2008 Around 50 Iraqi soldiers abandoned their units during fighting against Mahdi

            Army in Sadr City

2008 Maliki said $100 mil would be spent to rebuild Basra after Charge of Knights

            offensive

2008 Dep Foreign Min said Baghdad was worried about Iran’s support of Mahdi

            Amy and other militias

2008 Maliki made major concessions to Kurds agreeing to change oil law and allow

            Kurds independent oil deals Never happened

2008 Gen Petraeus told Congress that Charge of Knights was not well planned

            op by Iraqis

2010 Maliki said new government would include Allawi’s Iraqiya Iraqiya said it won so

            it should be only party trying to put together new government

2010 State of Law said it and National Alliance would soon merge into one list

2011 Fin Min investigated charges of $17 bil dinars being embezzled from Central

            Bank of Iraq Nothing comes of inquiry

2011 Iraqiya accused Baghdad Operations Command of trying to limit protests

2011 Anbar council announced deal to end arbitrary arrests in province after

            negotiations with Maliki

2011 Iraqiya threatened no confidence vote against Maliki claiming his govt was

             a failure

2011 Allawi said Iraqiya would withdraw from govt if power sharing agreement

            wasn’t impelemented by Maliki

2011 Kurdish security forces started arresting over 300 protesters in Sulaymaniya

2012 Report Maliki had shut out his adviser for Kurdish Affairs Adel Barwari

2012 Iraqiya in talks with Kurdish Alliance and members of National Coalition to

            remove Maliki

2012 State of Law said it would run on its own and not with other Shiite parties in 2013

            provincial vote

2012 Integrity committee said it voted on dismissing Baghdad’s mayor Issawi for

            wasting money on fake contracts

2012 Dep PM Mutlaq announced that 1100 prisoners would be released as concession

            by Maliki

2013 500 protested at West Qurna 2 oil field demanding jobs and benefits from

            Lukoil that ran site

2015 PM Abadi said all the pictures of Iranian Gen Suleimani in Iraq sent the wrong

            message that Iran was saving Iraq instead of Iraqis

2015 Anbar Governor Rawi called on Hashd to be sent to province to help fight IS 3000

            Hashd sent to Ramadi to help

2015 IS said to be in control of 70% of Ramadi

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