This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 28

1922 UK Iraq Commissioner Cox said King Feisal racially weak for disagreeing with him

1929 Tawfiq al-Suwaidi became premier of Iraq, would hold that office 3 times

1941 PM Gaylani and Golden Square officers decided to go to war with British Asked Axis for military and

financial aid for second time to be used against British

1941 UK Amb to Iraq told PM Gaylani second contingent of British troops landing at Basra Gaylani

refused them entry Amb ordered start of evacuation of British civilians from Iraq

1941 364 British troops airlifted to Habaniya air base

(Musings On Iraq book review of Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941)

(Musings On Iraq book review of Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq)

(Musings On Iraq book review Iraq 1941, The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad)

(Musings On Iraq book review Iraq And Syria 1941, The Politics and Strategy of the Second World War)

1947 Mustafa Barzani and 500 supporters returned to Iraq from Iran

1959 Communist paper editorial demanded positions in Qasim govt Turned down

(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)

(Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt)

1973 Iraq offered to talk with Kuwait over border dispute

1974 Iraq bombed Halabja killing 42 and wounding over 100 during KDP rebellion

(Musings On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A Modern History)

(Musings On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)

1990 Iraq hosted Arab summit Saddam attacked Kuwait for economic warfare vs Iraq

1990 Saddam asked Emir of Kuwait if Iraq could use two of its islands Emir said no

1991 US led Coalition created safe zone for Kurds near Dohuk after uprising put down

(Musings On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)

1992 Report CIA continued to give intel to Iraq until day it invaded Kuwait in Aug 90

1998 Inspectors report to UN said no progress in last 4 months due to confrontation with Iraq

(Musings On Iraq article on UN weapons inspections)

2001 Report 9/11 terrorist Mohammed Atta met with Iraqi intel officer in Prague Story false

2002 US military leaked story to press that Iraq invasion could use a force as small as 70,000 Was push

back against Rumsfeld’s small invasion force

(Musings On Iraq article on war in the press over Rumsfeld’s invasion plan)

2003 Protest in Fallujah led to shooting US troops killed 17 and wounded more than 70 Start of insurgency

in city

(Musings On Iraq book review The Battle for Fallujah, Occupation, Resistance and Stalemate in the War in Iraq)

2003 ORHA Garner met with 350 Iraqis in Baghdad and told them they were in charge of Iraq said would

be meeting to create interim govt in 4 weeks

2003 Dep Sec of Def Wolfowtiz said US occupation of Iraq would not need as many troops as invasion did

2003 Pentagon paper said interim Iraqi govt had not been decided upon

2003 Gen Franks asked UK to take control of 5 southern Iraqi provinces UK said could only handle 4 Basra

Maysan Dhi Qar Muthanna

2003 UK report Iran sending in groups into southern Iraq to influence postwar situation

(Musings On Iraq article on Iran’s Iraq policy)

2004 Fighting between US marines and insurgents continued in Fallujah while US commander claimed

ceasefire holding

2004 Marines began forming Fallujah Brigade to take over security of city

(Musings On Iraq book review The Battle for Fallujah, Occupation, Resistance and Stalemate in the War in Iraq)

2004 UK intel assessment said another attack upon Fallujah would make political and security situation in

            Iraq worse

(Musings On Iraq Book Review The Report of the Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)

2004 UN Rep Brahimi reported to Security Council that interim govt would serve until elections held in

late 2004-early 2005

2004 General Mark Kimmitt deputy director of Coalition operations in Iraq told CBS News he was

disappointed in a few soldiers for Abu Ghraib scandal

2005 PM Jaafari’s cabinet approved by parliament 5 ministers and 1 dep PM either empty or temporary

pending deal with Sunnis Defense Oil Electricity and Human Rights Ministers not been named yet

2005 US pressured PM Jaafari to name partial cabinet because filing ministers was taking too long

2005 SCIRI head Abdul Aziz al-Hakim gave speech threatening to purge the security forces of former

regime members

2005 MP Mishan al-Jabouri accused Shiites of dividing Iraq and Sunnis were marginalized

2006 New US military campaign plan issued continuing with withdrawal

(Musings On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)

2007 Report ex-CIA Dir Tenet’s book said WMD not main reason why US invaded Iraq but that Bush

wanted democratic change in Middle East Said Pentagon officials like Wolfowitz and Feith focused on Iraq before 9/11 Said on 9/11 Def Adv Board member Richard Perle said Iraq responsible for attack and had to pay Said State and Pentagon at war with each other over Iraq Said US had no postwar plan for Iraq other than to put Chalabi in power Said White House ignored warnings about insurgency and failing policies in Iraq in 03 Said White House called CIA defeatists

(Musings On Iraq book review Iraq’s Future The aftermath of regime change)

2008 ISCI and Dawa delegation went to Iran to meet Sadr and Gen Suleimani to negotiate ceasefire

2010 Court acquitted former Trade Min Sudani of corruption for lack of evidence after witnesses

disappeared or changed testimony under State of Law pressure

2010 Accountability and Justice banned Iraqiya members of Diyala council for Baath past

2010 Baathists held meeting in Damascus trying to unify two factions of Mohammed Yunis and Izzat al-

Duri

2011 1920 Rev Brigades and Asaib Ahl Al-Haq agreed to disarm and join politics after talks with

National Reconciliation Min Didn’t happen

(Musings On Iraq article on history of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq)

2011 Chief of staff of ISF Gen Zebari said Iraq would not be able to defend itself until 2020

2011 US Gen 25^th Inf Div said Iranian backed Special Groups were attacking US forces

(Musings On Iraq article on Iran’s Iraq policy)

2011 Sadrists said that if US stayed passed end of year that would justify attacks upon them

2012 Pres Barzani Pres Talabani Sadr Speaker Nujafi and Allawi met in Irbil to discuss no confidence vote

against PM Maliki

2012 Sadr issued demands to PM Maliki saying he would be removed if didn’t submit to them

2012 Pres Talabani tried to moderate between Maliki Barzani and Allawi over having no confidence vote

against PM

(Musings On Iraq book review Iraq From War To A New Authoritarianism)

2013 Sheikh Abu Risha turned over 2 people said responsible for killing 5 soldiers at Fallujah protest site

2014 Ibrahim Jaafari said that PM Maliki’s mistakes led to deterioration in security

2014 ISIS seized control of 6 voting centers in Qara Tapa, Diyala

2014 Iran signed oil and natural gas deal with KRG

2014 Special voting started in national elections for parliament

2015 Badr’s Ameri said Hashd would not wait for permission to enter Anbar Were already there

(Musings On Iraq article on the history of Badr Organization)

2015 Sadr criticized Hashd trying to politicize fight against IS to gain power

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