1916 British forces attack Ottomans at Fallahiya to try to
relive surrounded
British
troops in Kut
1939 Abd al-Illah asked Nuri al-Said to become premier again
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Historian Phebe Marr comparing PM Said with PM
Maliki)
1965 Arif govt launched military offensive against KDP
1980 Saddam gave speech saying conflict with Iran was about
Arabs vs Persians
and denounced Khomeini
1980 Funeral of those killed in Mustansiriya bombing hit by
a bomb Both done
by Islamic
Action Organization
1984 Reagan issued NSDD 139 that US would help Iraq in
Iran-Iraq War
1985 Iranian delegation to Soviet Union said that Tehran
would only accept complete
Iraqi
surrender to end Iran-Iraq War
1990 Iraq said it would destroy its WMD if Israel did the
same and signed 1968
nuclear
non-proliferation treaty
(Musings
On Iraq article on Saddam’s motivation for threatening Israel before the
Kuwait invasion)
1991 Saddam declared that Kurdish and Shiite rebellions were
crushed following Gulf
War
1991 Bush authorized airdrops of supplies to Kurds
1991 UN Resolution 688 condemned Saddam’s repression of its
civilian population
1991 Some displaced Kurds began leaving mountains after govt
appealled to them while
Turkey let
80,000 into country
2002 Blair gave TV interview saying Saddam needed to go
2002 Blair and Bush met and talked about using inspections
to pressure Saddam
2003 3rd Inf Div launched Thunder Run into
Baghdad
2003 US air strike in Basra attempted to kill Chemical Ali
Missed Killed 17 civilians
Most in
Basra believed Ali died
2003 National Intel Comm memo said docs claiming Iraq-Niger
uranium purchase
were fakes
and 2002 report on deal was not credible
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2003 Powell said he was sure Iraq’s WMD would be found
2003 DIA task force said Baathists made plans for an
insurgency with help of jihadists
Would later
prove false
2004 Marines tried to cordon off as much of Fallujah as
possible at start of Op
Vigilant
Resolve
2004 2nd Iraqi Battalion took part in battle for
Fallujah 106 out of 695 Iraqi soldiers
deserted and 104 refused to fight
2004 Mahdi Army occupied Basra governor’s office
2004 Bremer called Sadr an outlaw and promised to put down
his revolt
2004 CPA announced Iraqi judge issued arrest warrant for
Sadr for murder of Khoei
2004 Zarqawi recording released calling for more attacks
upon US led Coalition and
Shiites
2005 Outgoing Inter Min Naqib told US Iraq Cmdr Gen Casey
that SCIRI was closer to
Iran then US
and civil war coming to Iraq
2006 Iraqi parties chose Maliki to be new PM over keeping PM
Jaafari
2007 Islamic Army condemned ISI for imposing Islamic law and
attacking other
insurgent
groups
2007 Al Qaeda told Ansar al-Sunnah that its complaints about
ISI were unbelievable
and it was
still under Al Qaeda’s leadership
2008 Meeting of ruling parties decided to back Maliki in
Charge of Knights and
criticized Sadr
2008 Maliki called on all political parties to disband their
militias or they might get
banned from
politics
2008 Iraq’s Gen Suleimani met Pres Talabani and promised to
stop arming militias Said
Sadr was
uncontrollable
2008 British sent military trainers to Basra to help ISF during
Charge of Knights op
against
Mahdi Army
2008 Fmr Under Sec of Def Doug Feith claimed US invasion of
Iraq prevented next
terrorist
attack on US
2010 World Bank gave $250 mil loan to Iraq to help with
budget
2010 UNAMI held meeting between Hadbaa and Kurdish Alliance
in Ninewa to try to
repair
relations
2011 Speaker Nujafi said parliament would work with
provinces to deal with detainees
in response
to protests
2011 Maliki said ministries could reform in 100 days to
respond to protests
2011 Govt talks with 5 insurgent groups broke down
2011 Islamic Union and Islamic Group in KRG call for govt to
step down and interim
one formed
to carry out reforms due to protests
2012 US Amb Jeffrey met with Maliki 9 times since start of
year to try to mediate
Baghdad vs
Irbil argument
2012 New KRG cabinet under Premier Nechirvan Barzani sworn
in Opposition boycotted
ceremony
2012 Pres Barzani said Iraq could become a dictatorship
again due to Maliki
2013 Iran delivered bodies of Iraqi militiamen killed fighting
for it in Syria
2013 National Alliance delegation went to KRG to try to end
Kurds boycott of
govt over
budget
2013 Maliki said he was open to better ties with Turkey
which US had been pushing
2013 Iraq threatened legal action against Turkey for oil deals
with Kurdistan
2013 1st shipment of Kurdish oil sold on
international market
2013 Maliki said he would form a majority govt and not
follow sectarian quotas
anymore
2014 25 families fled Jurf al-Sakhr, Babil as ISI moved into
area from Anbar
2014 Sadrists began campaign for national elections calling
for majority govt and
end to
sectarian quotas
2015 Tribes claimed 400 buildings burned in Tikrit after
liberation
2015 Iraqi military spokesman said some Hashd took part in
looting in Tikrit Said they
were
undermining the victory
2015 Speaker Jabouri said there was looting in Tikrit Sadr
called for end of looting in
Tikrit
2015 KDP arrested Haider Sesho in Sinjar for forming his own
militia and siding
with
Baghdad
2015 3 Presidents said that tribes in Anbar and Ninewa
should be armed to fight IS
2016 Supreme Council said Abadi’s technocratic cabinet was
not serious move
2016 Sadrists complained ruling parties not supporting
reforms even though public
had called
for them via protests
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