1914 Start of Battle of Qurna between British and Ottoman
British attacked but beaten back
1967 Arif govt issued new press law restricting freedom of
the media
1996 Iran admitted to Iraq smuggling oil through its
territory violating UN sanctions and promised
action against it
1999 UN Res 1280 extended Oil for Food program
2001 Blair told Bush he was not opposed to removing Saddam
2002 Iraq officials cooperated with UN inspectors at
surprise search of one of Saddam’s Baghdad
palaces
2004 3 members of Ansar al-Islam arrested for planning to
assassinate PM Allawi
2004 Bush called speech writer Gerson saying he wanted to
change US foreign policy to promoting
democracy Iraq at forefront
2006 Report doctor at Baghdad hospital said staff had been
infiltrated by Mahdi Army Patients were
mysteriously dying and then records
lost or changed Thought they were being murdered and orders were coming from
Sadr controlled Health Min
2006 Report Rumsfeld memo said that US strategy in Iraq not
working and needed new one Said
administration had to lower public
expectations of what US could do in Iraq Was frustrated with Iraqis Said Iraq
needed to do more Laid out plans for either withdrawing troops or redeploying
them within Iraq Said US should think of setting benchmarks for Iraq Went
against public statements of US govt against withdrawals and benchmarks
2008 Presidential Council passed Status of Forces Agreement
with US setting withdrawal date for
US forces 12/31/11
2008 Baghdad-Irbil oil talks broke down KRG refused to
cancel its oil contracts and demnded share
of oil revenues Oil Min Shahristani
refused
(Musings
On Iraq article on break down of Baghdad-KRG oil talks)
2011 Maliki accused Turkey of meddling in Iraqi affairs as
relations deteriorate between two
countries
View the Iraq History Timelines
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