1924 UK run Baghdad Times said England would give Iraq
independence in 4 yrs
at most if
Anglo-Iraq Treaty passed
1941 British campaign started against Vichy French in Syria
using troops in Iraq
Germany used
Syria to supply pro-Ger Gaylani Iraq govt
1990 US Commerce Dept wanted to limit technology sales to
Iraq that could be
used for missile program Rejected by
White House
2000 UN Res 1302 renewed Oil For Food Program
2003 Rice said US had looked at intel since 1991 to prove
Iraq had WMD All agreed
Iraq had
weapons
2003 Rice said no one ever claimed they knew exactly where
Iraq’s WMD were stored
Rumsfeld said
he knew
2003 Rice admitted that Bush used false claim of
Iraq-African uranium deal in his 03
State of
Union but was quoting a British report and didn’t know about problems
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2003 Powell said all the intel on Iraq’s WMD was approved by
CIA
2003 UK Home Secretary Blunkett said Blair govt should not
have released its Iraq
WMD dossier
2003 Cheney’s chief of staff Libby told NYTimes reporter
Miller that secret National
Intel
Estimate had strong evidence Iraq had WMD
2004 UN Resolution 1546 endorsed Iraqi interim govt that
would draft new constitution
and have it
voted upon by 12/31/05 Set date for return of Iraqi sovereignty
2004 UN Resolution 1546 said CPA would end Elections for
permanent Iraqi govt would
be held
from Dec 04-Jan 05
2004 UN Resolution 1546 said Iraqi interim govt would draft
constitution and have it
voted upon
by 12/31/05 Said Coalition forces could stay in Iraq
2005 State Dept spokesman said US no longer determined
policy on militias It was now
an Iraqi
issue
2006 Interior Defense and National Security Ministers named in
Maliki govt 6th months
after
national elections
2011 Maliki said he was ready for another 100 day reform
plan after 1st ended with
no changes
2011 Maliki said he was removing Chalabi as head of Accountability
and Justice
Commission
2012 Maliki and State of Law started working on getting MPs
to remove names from
no
confidence vote against Maliki
2012 Loyalty of Iraq announced 20 MPs said they took names
off Maliki no confidence
vote
2012 Solution Movement within Iraqiya said withdrawing from
no confidence vote
against
Maliki
2012 Sadrists called for parliament to hold no confidence
vote against Maliki
2012 Sadr denied that any of his followers fighting in Syria
They were
2012 Asaib Ahl Al-Haq suspected of killing leading Sadrist
in Baghdad 1st of 5 such
assassinations
between 2 groups
2013 7th day of protests in Nasiriya over lack of
electricity
2013 State of Law and local list announced they would shut
out Sadrists and SIIC
from new
provincial govt in Najaf
2013 Sadrists and SIIC announced alliance in Baghdad Dhi Qar
and Wasit provincial
govts
2014 Interpol issued arrest warrant for Iraqi official for
buying fake bomb detectors
Nothing
done
2014 ISIS reinforcements from Syria arrived in Mosul to
attack last section of city
under govt
control
2014 ISIS sleeper cells in Mosul joined fight
2014 Gen Ghidan ground forces commander Gen Qanbar chief of
staff said they were
withdrawing
to eastern Mosul while ISIS attacking city
2014 Many ISF thought Ghidan and Qanbar going to east Mosul
was a retreat and
began
deserting
2014 ISIS captured Hawija Zab Riyad Abbasi Rashad Yankaja in
Kirkuk
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