1965 Gen Nasser said he supported Iraqi govt against Mustafa
Barzani’s Kurdish rebellion
1980 Iraqi forces surrounded and began siege of Abadan Iran
1981 UN backed Islamic Conference Organization’s attempt to
end Iran-Iraq War
1983 Iranian Op Wa al-Farj 4 reached Penjwin Kurdistan Iraqi
counterattack pushed Iranians back
(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 Baghdad told Kurdish workers that if they wanted to
keep their jobs they had to move to govt
controlled areas of Kurdistan due
to clashes with Peshmerga
2004 Sistani aide Safi in Friday sermon said voting in 2005
elections was a religious duty
2006 Report criticized Lancet report that est
400,000-800,000 Iraqis deaths since 2003 Lancet
claimed 40 consecutive households
were questioned within one day Public health researcher Hicks didn’t think that
possible One Lancet author Roberts said 80% of deaths recorded had a death
certificate and that deaths had been underreported Report criticized for main
street bias only surveying main streets where violence more likely Lancet
author Burnham said off streets were included Then said he actually didn’t know
how survey was conducted Lancet author Roberts said some of the raw data was
destroyed to protect people’s safety Also said that findings could easily be
replicated by other studies
(Musings
On Iraq article Major Flaws in Lancet Report Pt 1)
(Musings
On Iraq article Major Flaws in Lancet Report Pt 11)
(Musings
On Iraq article New Study Refutes Lancet Reports)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Prof Mark Van Der Laan on Lancet Reports)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Prof Michael Spagat on Lancet reports)
2006 Report US in talks with Islamic Army in Amman
2006 Fmr Finance Min Allawi said $750-$800mil in defense
spending under PM Allawi stolen Ziad
Cattan head of military procurement
convicted in absentia for stealing from defense deals
2010 Wikileaks released thousands of classified US reports
on Iraq
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