1909 Riot in Mosul after Kirkuk soldier insulted a woman
Organized by elites opposed to
Ottoman reforms 60 killed
1918 UK PM George said Ottoman provinces including
Mesopotamia should have “separate national
conditions”
1957 Iraq backed Eisenhower Doctrine to oppose communism in
Middle East
1981 Iranian Pres Bani Sadr announced counter attack against
Iraq using Basij militia and army
1981 Clergy convinced Ayatollah Khomeini to launch early
campaign to try to win back all the lost
territory from Iraq Started with Op
Hoveyzeh 3 pronged attack 1 front in Hamdiya to break siege of Abadan in south
Started bad from the start 2nd front was to reach Susangard next to
Maysan 3rd front attacked towards Qasr e-Shirin in central front
1981 Iranian brigade infiltrated Iraqi lines around Geilan
Zarb near Qasr e-Shirin in central front
1982 Iran retook Gilan e Gharb but failed to take Naft Shah
in central front
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper 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)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The
Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)
1993 US England and France demanded that Iraq remove
anti-aircraft missiles from No Fly Zone
Iraq complied
1999 UN weapons inspector report said Iraq had not accounted
for 550 mustard gas artillery rounds
1999 Unaccounted for WMD stocks would become major argument
by Bush admin that Iraq was
hiding its WMD
(Musings
On Iraq article on UN weapons inspections)
(Musings
On Iraq article on the origins of Iraq’s WMD programs)
2000 Saddam said sanctions would erode by themselves and
that already started
2004 White House presented CPA’s reconstruction plan to
Congress
2004 3 US soldiers discharged after found guilty of abusing
prisoners at Camp Bucca Basra
2005 State Dept report said Iraqi security forces were
ineffective in most of country due to insurgent
attacks
2006 Al Qaeda in Iraq suicide car bomb in Ramadi killed 80
tribal recruits for police
2010 Report that US was in talks with Baathists in Iraq to
try to get them to reconcile Maliki govt
criticized talks
(Musings
On Iraq article on US-Iraq talks with Baathists and insurgents)
2011 Sadr returned to Iraq after four years in Iran Fled to
escape Surge
(Musings
On Iraq article on Sadr’s return to Iraq from Iran)
2012 Bombings of Shiite pilgrims during Arbayeen left over
120 casualties
2014 Sec of State Kerry said US would assist Iraqi govt with
renewed insurgency
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