1932 Most Assyrian Levies resigned over treatment of their
community Worried about what new
Iraqi govt would do with them
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Tragedy of
the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review State and Society
in Iraq)
1941 Regent of Iraq returned to power after PM Gaylani
overthrown by British
1941 497 Iraqi soldiers killed and 695 wounded British lost
150 troops during Anglo-Iraq War
1941 Regent welcomed at airport by group of Jews from
Baghdad who were attacked on way home that
continued into capital
1941 Farhud anti-Jewish pogrom in Baghdad started Around 120
people killed and 850 wounded
1941 Yunis Sabawi pro-Nazi leader who appointed himself
governor of southern Iraq planned pogrom
against Jews but deported by Brits
1941 British troops barred from entering Baghdad during
Farhud UK Foreign Office thought it would look
bad for Regent to return to power
backed by English troops
1941 German Gen Felmy head of military mission to Iraq
arrived in Syria after Anglo-Iraq War was over
(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)
1946 Arshad al-Umari became premier of Iraq Would hold
office 2 times
1948 Jewish forces attacked Iraqi positions in Jenin but
were turned back in 1st Arab-Israeli War
1967 Iraq For Min Pachachi met with US officials about
growing tension with Israel before 6-Day War
1972 Pres Bakr with Public Law 69 nationalized Iraq
Petroleum Company Created Iraq National Oil
Company Saddam main decision maker
Had backing of Soviets and France
1975 PUK announced its formation and date celebrated as
anniversary even though party created in
May
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq,
Tragedy and Hope)
1984 UN Security Council condemned Iran and Iraq attacking
tankers in Persian Gulf Iran-Iraq War
1987 Iran captured Darbandi Khan Lake dam in Kurdistan
(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)
1994 Barzani and Talabani agreed to 50-50 power sharing deal
to jointly run Kurdistan administration
1994 600 killed in week’s worth of fighting between KDP and
PUK especially around Halabja
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
1997 PKK launched 1st of 4 suicide bombings
against KDP 55 KDP killed
(Musings
On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq,
Tragedy and Hope)
2001 UN Res 1352 extended Oil for Food program
2001 White House national security meeting on revising Iraq
policy but no decisions made Asked NSC
for new ways to pressure Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq Chilcot Report Section 1.2 UK Iraq strategy September 2000 To
September 2001)
2002 Bush gave speech at West Point arguing for pre-emptive
war against rogue states because couldn’t
be contained
(Musings
On Iraq book review America at the
Crossroads, Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy)
2002 Bush told Natl Sec Adv Rice “Fuck Saddam. we’re taking
him out”
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq’s Future The
aftermath of regime change)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Wanting War: Why
the Bush Administration Invaded Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Leap of Faith,
Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
2003 Sadrist march against British occupation of Basra
2003 ORHA head Garner left Baghdad ending his short tenure
in Iraq
2003 Barzani and Talabani wrote letter to Bush objecting to
sectarian quotas putting Shiite as PM and
Sunni as president
2003 House Armed Services Comm said it would investigate US
failure to find Iraq’s WMD
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq, One Of The Worst Intelligence Failures In US History)
2003 UK Rep to Iraq Sawers reported that CPA would create an
Iraqi Political Council to advise the
CPA a cabinet and a constitutional
convention would be held
2004 Iyad Allawi announced as interim PM of transitional
Iraqi govt Ghazi Yawer President
2004 CPA signed deal with Kurds INC SCIRI and others to
disband their militias Never followed through
with
(Musings
On Iraq article on CPA militia policy)
2004 CIA Dir Tenet letter to Congress said doubted 9/11
hijacker Atta met with Iraqi intelligence in Prague
in 2001
2004 Gen Casey became new Coalition commander in Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
2007 Islamic Army spokesman went on Al Jazeera accusing ISI
of belligerence since it declared its state
(Musings
On Iraq article on splits within insurgency)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq’s Sunni
Insurgency)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Caliphate At
War, Operational Realities and Innovations of the Islamic State)
2007 Def Sec Gates and Gen Odierno said they supported a
long term US military presence in Iraq and
would ask for a status of forces
agreement between US and Iraq
2007 Dep US Iraq commander Gen Odierno said he’d authorized
his commanders to offer local
reconciliation agreements with
insurgents Said he thought 80% of insurgents and militiamen were
reconcilable
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Prof Mansoor on the Surge)
2008 Fmr PM Jaafari announced leaving Dawa to create own
party National Reform
2008 Australia began withdrawing its troops from Iraq
Operated as trainers and advisers in south
2009 Ex-Trade Min Sudani appeared in court to answer
questions on corruption charges
(Musings
On Iraq interview with fmr anti-graft official Vincent Foulk on corruption
in Iraq)
2009 Def Min claimed it captured leader of Ansar al-Sunna
Mohammed Hardawi
2009 KRG began exporting oil from Tawke and Taq Taq fields
2010 Parliamentary election results were certified
2010 Maliki attended PUK congress to lobby for new term as
PM
2010 PKK ended ceasefire with Turkey hoping to spark peace
talks Didn’t happen
2010 Electricity Min doubled bills for users to cut
consumption but Iraqis unused to paying for power No
effect
2011 Second day of protests in Ramadi calling for army to
withdraw from city after police chief killed in
Iraqi army raid Ground Forces
Commander Gen Ghidan made agreement with Anbar govt to move soldiers out of
cities due to protests after raid
2011 Human Rights Minister escaped assassination attempt by
sticky bomb in Baghdad
2011 Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Iraq worse
country in world due to deaths of reporters
2011 Amnesty Intl called on Baghdad to stop suppression of
protests in Baghdad by arresting leaders
2011 Protest in Nasiriyah calling for jobs services and
demanded govt step down
2011 Oil Min signed deal with South Korea’s KOGAS to develop
Akkas gas field in Anbar
2012 US asked Iraq to extradite Hezbollah operative Daqduq
to US after Iraqi court found him innocent of terrorism
Didn't happen
(Musings
On Iraq article on Hezbollah presence in Iraq)
2012 During anniversary of founding PUK Pres Talabani
mentioned Gorran head Mustafa 29 times pointing
to possible reconciliation
2012 Report Iran pressured Sadr to pull support for no
confidence vote against PM Maliki Sadr called for all
parties to move against Maliki
instead
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq From War To
A New Authoritarianism)
2013 Kurdish parliament extended Pres Barzani’s term for 2
years
2013 Def Min claimed it broke up ISIS cell working on
chemical weapons
2013 Salahaddin governor escaped mortar fire on his home
north of Tikrit
2013 Ninewa Governor Nujafi escaped 2nd IED on
his convoy west of Mosul
2013 Sheikh Sulaiman said Anbar governor’s committee to
negotiate with Baghdad did not represent
protest movement
2013 Sheikh Ubaidi of Albu Obeid tribe said Anbar protesters
supported talks with Baghdad
2014 ISIS leader ambushed and killed by Naqshibandi in
Hamrin Mts Diyala in retaliation for ISIS killing 8
Naqshibandi Fighting between two
groups led to 70 deaths
2015 Iraq began selling Basra Heavy crude that greatly
increased oil sales
2015 Pres Barzani said KRG would start independent oil
exports if Baghdad didn’t deliver KRG’s share of
budget
2018 Protest in Kut Wasit over lack of electricity
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