1979 U.S. placed Iraq on list of State Sponsors of Terrorism
for backing Palestinian terrorist
Abu Nidal and others
1981 Syria said it would start talks with Iran to try to end
Iran-Iraq War
1988 Iran-Iraq agreed to join commission to implement
ceasefire 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)
1990 Joint Chief head Gen Powell told CENTCOM Cmdr Gen
Schwarzkopf to be ready to start Gulf
War by 1/17/91
1996 Dawa announced campaign to assassinate top Iraqi
officials
2002 US Senate authorized war against Iraq
2003 Iraqi Governing Council voted to replace family laws
with sharia
2005 Zarqawi took responsibility for rocket attack on Israel
Said he was fulfilling promise to bin
Laden
2005 US military found 3 more secret prisons run by Badr
within the Interior Ministry where torture
used
2006 Military Times did poll of its military subscribers
Found 50% thought success possible in Iraq
Down from 83% in 2004 42% said they
disapproved of Bush’s handling of the war versus 35% who approved 41% said U.S.
should have gone to war with Iraq in the first place Down from 65% in 2003 13%
said U.S. should have no troops in Iraq
2013 Head of Anbar council called for end of Ramadi protests
in exchange for govt releasing MP
Alwani
(Musings
On Iraq article on PM Maliki crackdown on Anbar protests)
2016 2nd phase of Battle of Mosul officially
began attacking east side of city Attack actually began
Dec 24
(Musings
On Iraq article on 2nd phase of Battle of Mosul)
View the Iraq History Timelines
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