1929 Shah and King Faisal passed notes that legal barriers
over Persian nationals
In Iraq had
been lifted
1939 King Ghazi died in car accident King Faisal II took
power but was only 3 His
cousin Abd
al-Ilah chosen to rule in his place
1941 Golden Square officers picked Gaylani to become PM for
3rd time Started arresting
pro-British
politicians
1941 British War Office asked commander in Middle East what
forces available
for Iraq after Golden Square
military coup
1941 Nazi Germany sent letter saying it supported the Golden
Square coup and would
lend
military aid
1965 Army and KDP clashed in Sulaymaniya killing 60
1970 Def Min Tikriti Inter Min Ammash named co-VPs under
Pres Bakr to try to end
rivalry between two for power
1987 Iran Op Karbala 8 started in Basra Made little gains
1991 Saddam’s troops captured Sulaymaniya last major town
held by Kurdish rebels
after Gulf War
1991 Saddam told aides that Iraqi army was psychologically
defeated by Gulf War
and that
was why Shiites and Kurds rose up against govt
(Musings
On Iraq article on Saddam’s view of 1991 uprisings)
1991 UN Resolution 687 said Iraq had to agree to border with
Kuwait peacekeeping
force along that border and
Coalition forces would exit southern Iraq
1991 UN Res 687 said Iraq had to destroy its WMD and long
range missiles
1991 UN Res 687 said Iraq had to make a declaration on its
WMD and nuclear
programs by
4/17/91
1991 UN Res 687 said that UN Secretary General would create
a weapons inspection
commission
by 5/17/19
1991 UN Res 1687 said Iraq had to return stolen property pay
reparations to Kuwait
Until all
of those were met sanctions would remain
2003 Baath officials began fleeing Baghdad
2003 Sadrists held march in east Baghdad
2003 US forces reached Baghdad international airport
2003 Information Minister Sahaf denied U.S. had taken
Karbala or Um Qasr in Basra
and said
all those stories were lies
2003 Power cut in Baghdad
2003 British forces made deep thrust into Basra City
2004 US arrested Sadr’s deputy Mustafa Yacoubi for murder of
Sheikh Abdul Khoei
2004 Sadr said that he wanted to unite with Hezbollah and
Hamas
2004 Powell said US intelligence gave him questionable
intelligence about Iraq mobile
WMD labs
2004 Marines ordered to go into Fallujah and arrest culprits
behind killing Blackwater
contractors
became Op Vigilant Resolve
2008 Maliki officially extended Charge of Knights op against
Mahdi Army to Sadr City
2008 Sadr said he would help govt clear ISF of militias
2008 Iraqi special forces arrested head of Thar Allah party
claiming it was stealing
govt
property and behind violence
2012 Kurds accused Shiite parties in Baghdad of smuggling
oil to Israel via Jordan
after Shahristani
accused KRG of smuggling oil to Iran
2012 Sistani rep in Hillah had house bombed in wave of
attacks against Ayatollah’s
followers
2012 Obama called Maliki about Iran flying weapons to Syria
via Iraqi airspace
2014 Sadr said Maliki should not run for 3rd term
as premier
2015 Salahaddin council called on Sistani to intervene to
stop burning and looting in
Tikrit
2015 Head of Salahaddin council said Hashd were looting and
burning buildings in
Tikrit
2015 VP Nujafi complained about looting and burning homes in
Tikrit
2015 Abadi ordered ISF to arrest anyone breaking law in
Tikrit
2015 Sistani reps Friday sermon called for ending of looting
in Tikrit
2015 Police said there had been clashes between soldiers and
Hashd to stop them from
looting in
Tikrit
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