1919 Sheikh Mohmoud Barzanji started rebellion against
British in
Sulaymaniya
1941 Iraq attempt to recapture Fallujah failed
(Musings
On Iraq article on 1941 Battle of Fallujah)
1941 Regent of Iraq along with Nuri al-Said arrived at
British base at Habaniya, Anbar
Said sent
letter to Iraqi commander in Ramadi who agreed to switch sides
1948 Iraqi army defeated in Battle of Gesher and retreated
to West Bank in 1st Arab-
Israeli War
1975 PUK formed when Maosit Komala led by Nirshurwan Mustafa
social
democratic
Bezutnawa led by Ali Askari and KDP’s Talabani joined
1979 Start of 9 days of protests in Iraq led by Dawa
1982 Iran broke through Iraqi defenses around Khorramshahr Took
22,000 Iraqi
prisoners
1984 Reagan briefed on study that said there should be a
military embargo on both
Iran and
Iraq Reagan agreed to policy
1986 US Amb to Iraq asked Eximbank to open up new lines of
credit to Iraq to help
it through
Iran-Iraq War
2003 UN Res 1483 made US and England occupying powers of
Iraq and ended
sanctions on Iraq Also created
Development Fund for Iraq to help pay for rebuilding using oil revenue
2003 Bremer told Bush Iraq needed new constitution then
elections then sovereignty
returned
2003 CPA and official from Sec Def Rumsfeld’s office drafted
CPA Order 2 to
disband
Iraq’s military
2003 Bremer told Bush about CPA’s plan to disband Iraqi
military
2003 Story CIA started internal review of its pre-war Iraq
intelligence
2004 Neocon supporters of INC’s Chalabi told NatlSecAdv Rice
that US needed to
stop harassing him Came after US
forces raided Chalabi’s house claiming he had passed intel to Iran
2004 INC met with Nat Sec Adv Rice complaining US had
abandoned Chalabi
2005 Joint US-Iraqi operation started to clear Abu Ghraib in
west Baghdad
2005 Sadr sent delegation to meet Sunni clerics in an
attempt to stop sectarian violence
2006 Bush said Iraq at a turning point and heading in right
direction towards democracy
Said Maliki
govt turning point for Middle East
2006 Report US failure to adequately plan for Iraqi police
led to militia and criminal
take over 2004
US military took over police training and still inadequate
2006 Report audit found 5,000 Iraqi police had criminal
records including taking part
in
insurgency
2006 Report pre-war Bush admin thought Iraqi police not an
issue and rejected Justice
Dept plan
to use 1000s of police advisers
2006 US initially hoped Basra police would be early success
because back on duty in 03
and no
insurgency but quickly taken over by gangs political parties militias
2006 Politicians appointed police chiefs in Basra who hired
friends relatives tribesmen
Came to be
dominated by Badr and Mahdi Army
2006 Report Basra police carrying out sectarian violence and
enforcing religious rules
of militias
Demanding kickbacks to join force Helping smugglers
2006 Summer 05 Basra police chief Gen Sawadi said he didn’t
trust his own force and
couldn’t
control them
2006 Report Inter Min tried to reform Basra police but
failed Started with Internal
Affairs
which turned into crime ring Trials failed against corrupt officers
2006 Mar 04 Gen Eaton put in charge of US military training program
for Iraqi police
Budget cut
20% Said showed not priority in Washington
2006 Gen Petraeus took over US military training program for
Iraqi police in summer
05 and
claimed carried out meaningful reforms
2006 Gen Petraeus also militarized Iraqi police with combat
training and military
equipment
2006 Report British Gen Mackay warned that unless Coalition
regulated Iraqi police
commandos
would become personal army for Interior Minister
2006 Report Fmr Inter Min Nakib warned Rumsfeld in April 05
that Shiite parties
were going
to take over police commandos with their militias
2006 Report 2005 when ISCI Jabr made Interior Min had Badr
take over police and
commandos
2006 Report US military played down sectarian killings and
abuses by Iraqi police
commandos
2006 Report Inter Min Jabr denied any abuses by police and
blamed other ministries
2006 Report corruption endemic in Iraq Transportation Min
bought planes 2 for $3 mil
each that
should have been less than $1 mil
2006 Defense Min made $1 bil in questionable arms purchases
Interior Min had at least
1100 ghost
employes costing $1.3 mil a month
2006 Report of 3000 corruption cases only 780 went to court
only few dozen got
verdict
2006 Of 40 corruption cases against high ranking Iraqi
officials only 1 got verdict for
Interior
Ministry official
2011 Red Cross interviewed people tortured by ISF at Camp
Honor in Baghdad
2013 Pres Barzani attacked PYD for arresting KDP affiliated
group in Syria
2014 KRG provincial election results released Gorran won
most seats in Sulaymaniya
2014 Oil Ministry warned potential buyers not to buy 1st
shipment of independent KRG
oil
2014 Mutahidun and Sadrists rejected 3rd term for
Maliki
2015 Joint Chiefs Head Gen Dempsey said would take 3 years
or more to defeat IS
2016 Abadi announced start of attack upon Fallujah
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