1923 Mujtahids Isfahani and Nayini arrived in Karbala in
protest march against deportation of cleric
Khalisi but only two other
mujtahids joined them
1932 Assyrian leader Mar Shimun issued letter telling
Assyrian Levies to stop resigning Not all listened
Over 400 still resigned
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Tragedy of
the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review State and Society
in Iraq)
1947 Baghdad hung four of Barzani’s lieutenants and arrested
his brother Shekh Ahmed
1966 Baghdad-Kurdish deal called for recognition of Kurds in
constitution and autonomy Never
implemented but stopped war
1966 Some 10,000 killed and 80,000 displaced during fighting
between Kurds and govt from 1961-1966
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq,
Tragedy and Hope)
1982 Iraq claimed it had withdrawn all its troops from
Iranian territory Iraq still held border areas between
Qasr e-Shriin and Fakkeh in center
across from Diyala
1988 Iraq continued push into Mawat Valley Kurdistan and
then towards Iranian border
(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 Iran-Iraq War
Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)
1992 Attempted coup by 4 officers in Republican Guard put
down by Saddam 150 Republican Guard
officers executed and dismissed in
aftermath
2003 Report Sec State Powell misrepresented recording of
Republican Guard in Feb 03 UN speech to make
it seem like they were trying to
hide WMD
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq’s Rejection of UN Inspectors Led To Mistrust Over WMD
and 2003 Invasion)
2003 FmrAmb Wilson claimed it unlikely British intel didn’t
receive CIA reporting that Iraq-Niger uranium
papers were fake Claimed he saw
fake Iraq-Niger docs He didn’t Also had no knowledge of CIA-British intel
sharing
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2003 1st UN inspector chief Ekeus OpEd said
Iraq’s strategic rational for WMD was Iran not the US or west
2003 Ekeus OpEd said Iraq learned from Iran-Iraq War its
chemical weapons quickly deteriorated
2003 Ekeus OpEd Iraq changed its WMD policy after Gulf War
to stop producing and focus upon design
and engineering
2003 Ekeus OpEd Iraq started just in time WMD program to work
on infrastructure and then produce
chemical weapons right before war
2003 Ekeus OpEd said Iraq’s WMD threat was in its research
know how and production facilities
2003 1st UN weapons inspector Ekeus OpEd said
letting Saddam stay in power with WMD know how was a
threat
2004 New PM Allawi announced Saddam and 11 others would face
trial for their crimes under Saddam’s
govt
2006 VP Cheney stood by his claim that the insurgency was in
its “last throes” in 2005 Said people would
look back at 2005 as a turning
point in Iraq Said US underestimated the insurgency and damage Saddam’s rule
did to Iraq
2006 US military said most captured foreign fighters in Iraq
came from Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
in that order
(Musings
On Iraq article on Saudi role in insurgency)
2007 Bush speech on Iraq at Naval War College mentioned Al
Qaeda 27 times Said Al Qaed attacked US on
9/11 and was now in Iraq Part of
White House media campaign to gain support for Surge US military press releases
on Iraq mentioned Al Qaeda 33 times in a week
2007 Iraqi Accordance Front ministers boycotted cabinet
Demanded investigation into Culture Min
2008 Maliki promised Jabouri tribe limited autonomy in
return for their support
2008 Female suicide bomber hit Sahwa council in Baquba
(Musings
On Iraq article on female suicide bombers)
2014 ISIS spokesman Adnani Promise of Allah statement said
would form the caliphate under Caliph
Ibrahim Said that all Muslims had
to give allegiance to the caliphate
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Caliphate At
War, Operational Realities and Innovations of the Islamic State)
2017 Nouri Mosque Mosul liberated by Iraqi forces where IS’s
Baghdadi declared the caliphate in 2014
2017 1st protest of summer over services led by
Sadrists in Najaf Burned building Led to police shooting at
crowd 4 dead 20 wounded
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