This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 24

1922 On anniversary of King Faisal’s coronation opposition gave him a petition

calling for an assembly to draft a constitution, elections for a parliament, and independence for Iraq

1922 UK High Commissioner for Iraq Sir Percy Cox met by anti-British slogans being

chanted outside the palace During celebration Haras Party leader Basir gave anti-British speech Cox demanded King punish perpetrators

1986 Ayatollah Khomeini said Iran had to fight until victory and Saddam deposed

1988 Iran and Iraq started peace talks in Geneva to officially end Iran-Iraq War

(Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)

(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988)

(Musings On Iraq review Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)

(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War)

1988 Start of 6^th and final Anfal campaign focused upon destroying KDP bases

            in Dohuk KDP HQ attacked

(Musings On Iraq article on Anfal campaign)

1990 PLO Foreign Minister Qaddumi said PLO supported Iraq against colonialists

1995 UK intel report said Iraq had hidden much of its nuke program destroyed its

            SCUDs didn’t have hidden chemical stockpile

1998 US Intel said Iraq was connected to Al Qaeda chemical plant Clinton admin

            bombed in Sudan

2000 Iraq rejected new UN inspectors and Resolution 1284

2003 Ayatollah Hakim wounded in bombing at his Najaf office Some blamed Sadr for

            attack in growing inter-Shiite rivalry

2003 Bremer admitted US not doing a good job securing Iraq’s borders

2004 Panel found Rumsfeld’s orders on interrogations contributed to abuse of prisoners in

Iraq Found that U.S. underestimated need for prisons in postwar Iraq then didn’t attempt to solve the problem Contradicted White House claim that Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal was act of a few prison guards Found Abu Ghraib prison abuse was not part of an intelligence gathering operation

2005 Report EFP attacks upon US forces showed Iranian and Hezbollah arming militias

            in Iraq

(Musings On Iraq interview with Galen Wright of Arkenstone blog on Iranian arms shipments to Iraqi militias) 

(Musings On Iraq article on Hezbollah presence in Iraq)

2005 Police took away 36 Sunnis from Hurriya Baghdad tortured killed them and dumped

bodies along Iranian border Judge blamed Volcano Brigade commander but nothing done to him

2006 Maliki banned TV channels from showing bloodshed caused by the war

2007 Natl Intel Estimate on Iraq said security improving unevenly No reconciliation

2008 Maliki broke deal with Kurds and moved ISF into Khanaqin east Diyala Kurds

            organized demonstrations in response

(Musings On Iraq article on Maliki’s pressuring Kurds in Diyala)

2009 Sadrists ISCI Jaafari announced creation of National Alliance

2015 Sadr said his followers should join Friday protests in Baghdad on Aug 28

2015 Sit in protests in Basra ended when govt promised to meet their demands

            Were not met

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