1915 City of Najaf rose up for 3 days against Ottomans in
middle of British invasion of Iraq
1919 Sheikh Mohmoud Barzanji started rebellion against
British in Sulaymaniya
1941 Iraq attempt to recapture Fallujah failed
(Musings
On Iraq article on 1941 Battle of Fallujah)
1941 Regent of Iraq along with Nuri al-Said arrived at
British base at Habaniya, Anbar Said sent letter to
Iraqi commander in Ramadi who agreed
to switch sides
(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 of Rashid Ali
al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq And Syria
1941, The Politics and Strategy of the Second World War)
1948 Iraqi army defeated in Battle of Gesher and retreated
to West Bank in 1st Arab-Israeli War
1975 PUK formed when Maosit Komala led by Nirshurwan Mustafa
social democratic Bezutnawa
led by Ali Askari and KDP’s
Talabani joined
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq,
Tragedy and Hope)
1979 Start of 9 days of protests against Bakr govt led by
Dawa
1981 Iraq counterattack against Iran Op Imam Ali in
Susangard Khuzistan failed
1984 Reagan briefed on study that said there should be a
military embargo on both Iran and Iraq Reagan
agreed to policy
1986 US Amb to Iraq asked Eximbank to open up new lines of
credit to Iraq to help it through Iran-Iraq
War
(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 Saddam Tapes)
2003 UN Res 1483 made US and England occupying powers of
Iraq and ended sanctions on Iraq Also
created Development Fund for Iraq
to help pay for rebuilding using oil revenue
2003 Bremer told Bush Iraq needed new constitution then
elections then sovereignty returned
2003 CPA and official from Def Sec Rumsfeld’s office drafted
CPA Order 2 to disband Iraq’s military
2003 Bremer told Bush about CPA’s plan to disband Iraqi
military
2003 Story CIA started internal review of its pre-war Iraq
intelligence
2004 Neocon supporters of INC’s Chalabi told NatlSecAdv Rice
that US needed to stop harassing him
Came after US forces raided
Chalabi’s house claiming he had passed intel to Iran
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Road to Iraq,
The Making of a Neoconservative War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review America at the
Crossroads, Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy)
2004 INC met with Nat Sec Adv Rice complaining US had
abandoned Chalabi
2005 Joint US-Iraqi operation started to clear Abu Ghraib in
west Baghdad
2005 Sadr sent delegation to meet Sunni clerics in an
attempt to stop sectarian violence
2006 Bush said Iraq at a turning point and heading in right
direction towards democracy Said PM Maliki
govt turning point for Middle East
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq’s Future The
aftermath of regime change)
2006 Report US failure to adequately plan for Iraqi police
led to militia and criminal take over 2004
US military took over police
training and still inadequate Gen Eaton put in charge of effort in March 2004
and his budget was cut 20% Said that showed not priority in Washington Summer
2005 Gen Petraeus took over program and claimed he began meaningful reforms
Audit found 5,000 Iraqi police had criminal records including taking part in
insurgency Pre-war Bush admin thought Iraqi police not an issue and rejected
Justice Dept plan to use 1000s of police advisers US initially hoped Basra
police would be early success because back on duty in 03 and no insurgency but
quickly taken over by gangs political parties militias Politicians appointed
police chiefs in Basra who hired friends relatives tribesmen Came to be
dominated by Badr and Mahdi Army Basra police carrying out sectarian violence
and enforcing religious rules of militias Demanding kickbacks to join force
Helping smugglers Summer 05 Basra police chief Gen Sawadi said he didn’t trust
his own force and couldn’t control them Interior Ministry tried to reform Basra
police but failed Started with Internal Affairs which turned into crime ring
Trials failed against corrupt officers British Gen Mackay warned that unless
Coalition regulated Iraqi police commandos they would become personal army for
Interior Ministry Former Interior Minister Nakib warned Sec Def Rumsfeld in
April 2005 that Shiite parties were going to take over commandos with their
militias Former Interior Minister Jabr denied any abuses by police and blamed
other ministries Jabr let his Badr Brigade take over police and commandos US
military played down sectarian killings and abuses by commandos
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Col Ted Spain on how US struggled to establish law
and order in post-invasion Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Jerry Burke police and Interior Min adviser on how
US failed to develop the Iraqi police)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Jerry Burke police and Interior Min adviser on how
Badr took over Interior Ministry)
(Musings
On Iraq article on the history of Badr Organization)
2006 Report corruption endemic in Iraq Transportation Min
bought planes 2 for $3 mil each that should
have been less than $1 mil
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Special Inspector Gen for Iraq Reconstruction Bowen
on corruption in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with fmr anti-graft official Vincent Foulk on corruption
in Iraq)
2006 Defense Min made $1 bil in questionable arms purchases
Interior Min had at least 1100 ghost
employees costing $1.3 mil a month
2006 Report of 3000 corruption cases only 780 went to court
only few dozen got verdict
2006 Of 40 corruption cases against high ranking Iraqi
officials only 1 got verdict for Interior Ministry
official
2011 Red Cross interviewed people tortured by ISF at Camp
Honor in Baghdad
2013 Pres Barzani attacked PYD for arresting KDP affiliated
group in Syria
2014 KRG provincial election results released Gorran won
most seats in Sulaymaniya
2014 Oil Ministry warned potential buyers not to buy 1st
shipment of independent KRG oil
2014 Mutahidun and Sadrists rejected 3rd term for
PM Maliki
2015 Joint Chiefs Head Gen Dempsey said would take 3 years
or more to defeat IS
2016 PM Abadi announced start of attack upon Fallujah
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