1980 Iraqi forces reached city
center in Khorramshahr, Iran
1980 Taha Yassin Ramadan head of
Baath Popular Army said Khuzistan oil was Iraq’s until Iran
opened
negotiations to end war
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The
Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq
War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The
Iran-Iraq War)
1991 Iraq told UN weapons inspectors it had program to build
a nuclear bomb
(Musings
On Iraq article on UN weapons inspections)
1992 Peshmerga helped Turkish troops fight PKK in northern
Kurdistan
1996 PUK backed by Iran recaptured most of territory it lost
to KDP except Irbil
2000 Izzat al-Duri attended Arab summit saying Iraq believed
only jihad could save Palestinians in
latest conflict with Israel
2000 King Hussein called for end of sanctions on Iraq at
Arab summit
2002 Report Czech Pres Havel told White House 9/11 terrorist
Atta did not meet with Iraq
intelligence in Prague
2004 US soldier found guilty of abuse in Abu Ghraib prison
scandal given 8 yrs in prison
2006 ISF and US forces patrolling Amara to enforce ceasefire
between Mahdi Army and Badr
Suweira Mahdi Army and Badr clashed
Mahdi Army blamed for bombing ISCI office in Hamza al-Sharqi
2006 Inter Min Bolani met with Sadr in Najaf to try to get
him to reign in Mahdi Army
2006 Insurgents started two days of attacks on police base
in Baquba Up to 80 police killed
2007 Maliki complained to US about Oct 20 US raid into Sadr
City and wanted investigation into
US abuses in Iraq
2008 ISF raided head of Sahwa in Buhriz Diyala Arrested
spokesman for Diyala Sahwa and beat him
Was part of PM Maliki crackdown on
Diyala Sahwa
(Musings
On Iraq article on raids and arrests of Diyala Sahwa)
2010 Maliki went to Turkey to try to help his attempt to
form new govt
2011 US announced it would withdraw its force from Iraq on
Dec 31
2011 Obama told Maliki not getting stay behind US forces in
Iraq was ok because US
would still
have influence
2014 New operation to try to clear Babil’s Jurf al-Sakhr
started after Sep attempt failed
2016 Iraqi forces freed Bartella Ninewa
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