1921 King Faisal’s coronation
Started negotiations over Anglo-Iraq treaty
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Role of the
Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Supremacy And
Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930)
1950 Nuri al-Said threatened to revoke license of transport
company if didn’t fill quota of shipping 500
Jews out of Iraq per day
1969 Bakr govt executed opponents in central Baghdad
2002 Bush told press he had patience on Iraq and was
thinking of all the options
(Musings
On Iraq book review Leap of Faith,
Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
(Musings
On Iraq Review Hubris, The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, And The
Selling Of The Iraq War)
2003 Sec State Powell asked UN Security Council to pass
resolution encouraging foreign countries to
provide troops for Iraq
2003 Ali Hassan al-Majid “Chemical Ali” captured by US
forces
2005 Interior Minister Jabr said that stories of Iran
supplying weapons to Iraqi militias were exaggerated
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Galen Wright of Arkenstone blog on Iranian arms
shipments to Iraqi militias)
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iran’s Iraq policy)
2005 Islamic Party leader Tariq Hashemi said constitution
would not stop violence in Iraq because most
politicians not recognized by
public
2005 Isam al-Rawi of Muslim Scholars Association advocated
US withdrawal reforming security forces
amnesty for Baathists talks with
insurgency
2006 2nd trial started for Saddam accused of
genocide during Anfal campaign
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anfal campaign)
2006 Al Qaeda in Iraq bombed Jazeera police station in
Ramadi Killed Sheikh Ataymi of Albu Jassim in
Anbar who aligned with US and
provided tribesmen for Ramadi police
(Musings
On Iraq article on change in perceptions that led to Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Carter Malkasian on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Confronting Al
Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy In Al Anbar)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Marines
Take Anbar, The Four-Year Fight Against Al Qaeda)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Illusions of
Victory, The Anbar Awakening And The Rise Of The Islamic State)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Sheriff of Ramadi,
Nvy SEALS and the Winning of Anbar)
2006 Bush said Saddam had relations with Zarqawi Disputed by
CIA who said no ties between two
2007 ISI killed Sheikh Alayawia of Abu Jassim tribe of
Ramadi for supporting govt
2007 ISI blew up new police station in Jazeera, Anbar
2007 Report 3 attempts to replace PM Maliki including from
ISCI within his own Dawa and from Allawi
U.S. trying
to prop up his govt
2008 Report Finance Min counted all money appropriated in
budget as spent when little of it actually was
Govt claimed it spent 57% of the
2008 budget by Aug when only 18% had been used
(Musings
On Iraq article on inability of Iraqi govt to spend budget)
2015 Protests in Baghdad Maysan Dhi Qar Wasit Diyala Basra
Kirkuk Qadisiyah Salahaddin Najaf Karbala
Babil Diwainiya demanding reform
2015 Police attacked reporters from 3 TV stations trying to
cover day’s protests
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