1956 Communist uprising in Al-Hay put down and leaders
executed
(Musings
On Iraq book review Red Star
Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview
with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
1981 Kuwait and UAE agreed to loan Iraq $2 bil to help
during Iran-Iraq War
1998 Russia France Germany called
for ending sanctions on Iraq
1998 Report Iraq intel officer Hijazi met with bin Laden in
Afghanistan and offered him asylum
False story
2001 UK Def Min Hoon asked ministry for plans for military
action against Iraq
2001 Vanity Fair article claimed Iraq involved in 9/11 based
upon INC defector
2001 Vanity Fair author appeared on CNN and NBC repeating
his story that INC defector claimed
Iraq involved in 9/11
2002 Dep CIA Dir McLaughlin briefed Bush on intel on Iraq WMD
Said Iraq had precursors and
biological components Showed rocket
engine test site that passed prescribed ranges Showed satellite photo of
suspected clean up of chemical weapons spill Showed UAV flown 500km past UN
limit of 150km CIA went over reports of Iraq having mobile WMD labs Played
recording of 2 Republican Guard officers talking about removing nerve agents Said
Saddam met with nuclear scientists talking about resuming their work
(Musings
On Iraq article on mobile labs story)
2002 Bush wasn’t impressed by CIA presentation CIA Dir Tenet
said case was a “slam dunk”
2003 Massoud Barzani article said Kurds would take regional
autonomy and nothing else in new
Iraqi constitution
2004 Insurgents attacked US camp in Ninewa killing 24
including 19 US soldiers Wounded 60
Deadliest attack on US so far
2004 Insurgents released 2 French reporters they kidnapped 4
months ago
2004 Center for Strategic and Intl Studies report Iraqi
forces wouldn’t be ready to operate
independently until late 2006 at
best
2005 Iraq Election Comm reported 10.9 mil of 15.6 mil voters
participated in Dec 15 elections
Anbar vote went from 1% in Jan to
32% in Oct to 55% in Dec
2005 NSC presented 10 goals for new Iraqi govt to Bush
Including competent ministers fighting
corruption
2005 Commando from 1st Commando brigade based in
Samarra said most of the unit was from
Mahdi Army and didn’t respect their
commander only Sadr
2006 US arrested Gen. Mohsen Chirazai commander of Quds
Force’s Dept 600 Forced to release
him under pressure from PM Maliki
and Pres Talabani
2006 8 Marines charged with executing Iraqi civilians in
Haditha None were convicted
2010 PM Maliki finally put together new govt 9 months after
elections Cabinet approved by
parliament
2011 PM Maliki ordered Dep PM Mutlaq removed from office in
response to Mutlaq calling for
Maliki to be replaced
(Musings
On Iraq article on Maliki’s moves against Iraqiya)
2012 Protests started in Fallujah in response to Maliki
issuing arrest warrant for Finance Min Issawi
2013 7th Div commander and leadership of division
all killed by IS booby trapped house in Anbar
2015 Peshmerga and YPG captured Sinjar from IS
2017 2 killed, 300 wounded in protests against the KRG
View the Iraq History Timelines
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