1933 Interior Minister would not let Assyrian leader Mar
Shimun leave Baghdad after being in
capital for nearly a month
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Tragedy of
the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review State and Society
in Iraq)
1981 UK signed trade pact with Baghdad that would expand
trade to more than $2 bil/yr
1982 9th Regional
Baath Party Congress held in secret Saddam said party infiltrated by enemies
and suffered
bad decisions
to get rid of dissenters Health Min Hussein who said Saddam might step down was
executed Saddam changed party leadership to ensure his control
1984 Iraq air raids resumed on
Iranian oil infrastructure with attack on Kharg Island Iran’s main oil
terminal
Destroyed docking bay but operating again in 5 days
(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 SCIRI claimed govt building new canal to drain southern
marshes and drive out displaced and rebels
2003 Def Sec Rumsfeld said Iraq had chemical weapons but not
nuclear weapons
(Musings
On Iraq article on how poor US intel work led to claim Iraq rebuilt its
nuclear weapons program)
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq, One Of The Worst Intelligence Failures In US History)
2003 UN head inspector Blix said inspectors were not
impressed with Sec State Powell’s Feb 03 speech to
UN on Iraq’s WMD
(Musings
On Iraq article UN Inspectors Were Right Iraq Was Not A Threat)
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq’s Rejection of UN Inspectors Led To Mistrust Over WMD
and 2003 Invasion)
2003 Weapons search in Maysan’s Majar al-Kabir led to
shootout and death of 6 British soldiers
2003 UK intel report believed Iran backed Mujahedeen for
Islamic Revolution in Iraq that killed 6 British
soldiers
2003 Fallujah’s mayor’s office hit by RPG for working with
US
2004 Al Qaeda in Iraq carried out multiple car bombs and
attacks on police in Baghdad Baquba Fallujah
Ramadi and Mosul killing 92
wounding 285 Took over police station and city hall in Baquba and held city
center for 6 hours
2004 Sadr announced unilateral ceasefire with US in Sadr
City
2014 Operation to try to free Tal Afar launched and failed
2018 Protest in Diyala over electricity cuts Province had
not received 35% of its power
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