1920 British forced to withdraw from Shatra during 1920
Revolt British were able to retake Baquba
from tribes
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Reclaiming
Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
1933 Iraqi govt sent letter to British newspaper claiming
only a few Assyrian villages had been emptied of
people Baghdad had returned all
stolen goods No truth to reports villages had been burned Was propaganda effort
to cover up massacre of 600 Assyrians and 60 villages having been looted and
destroyed
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Tragedy of
the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review State and Society
in Iraq)
1934 Ali Aiyubi became premier of Iraq, would hold office 3
times
1992 Report US funneled counterfeit dinars into Iraq to try to
undermine economy and Saddam
(Musings
On Iraq book review The United States
And Iraq Since 1990: A Brief History with Documents)
1995 PKK attacked KDP as it was blocking its operations
along Turkish border PUK Iran and Syria
gave aid to PKK KDP accused Badr
and Iranian Revolutionary Guard of involvement in PKK offensive
(Musings
On Iraq article on the history of Badr Organization)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq,
Tragedy and Hope)
1996 PUK attacked KDP in Kurdistan Forced KDP out of most of
its territory PUK backed by Iran
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
2002 VP Cheney gave speech calling Saddam a threat that
needed a pre-emptive strike to remove him
(Musings
On Iraq book review America at the
Crossroads, Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy)
(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)
2002 Hosni Mubarak said that Arab League opposed invasion of
Iraq
2003 White House considered asking Congress for additional
$3 bil for reconstruction in Iraq on top of
previous $2.5 bil
2003 Oxfam started withdrawing from Iraq after terrorist
bombings against aid groups by Zarqawi 4th aid
group to do so
2003 ORHA oil team met with 3 Oil Min director generals Said
US not in Iraq to take its oil Picked top
positions within ministry Agreed
needed to up oil production and refined products
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq and the
Politics of Oil, An Insider’s Perspective)
2004 Ayatollah Sistani returned from London to Najaf
Arranged ceasefire with Sadr to end Battle of
Najaf Mahdi Army were to turn in
weapons but not be arrested Didn’t give up arms
2004 Sadr said “puppet police” couldn't protect Imam Ali
shrine in Najaf and Mahdi Army still in control of
it
(Musings
On Iraq article on 2nd battle of Najaf)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Battle For The
City Of The Dead)
(Musings
On Iraq book review US Marines in Battle An-Najaf August 20014)
2006 PM Maliki told CNN violence was going down in Iraq no
civil war but reconciliation MP Mutlaq said
no democracy developing because of
violence
2006 National reconciliation meeting ended with 700 sheikhs
Talked about creating committees to
negotiate with insurgency
2006 US Gen Thurman said Operation Together Forward II was
reducing violence in Baghdad
2006 Khalis Diyala 22 shot in café Judge’s home raided
brother killed IED at market killed 6 Part of
sectarian fighting between militias
and insurgents for control of province
2007 After meeting of PM Maliki Pres Talabani VP Hashemi VP
Mahdi KRG Pres Barzani deal announced
to reform deBaathification law and
release prisoners 2nd deal in 2007 Wouldn’t pass until 2008 because
of opposition
2007 Badr run police got into argument with Sadrists outside
Karbala shrine That night police arrested 20
Sadrists at
Sadr run mosque in city
2017 Tal Afar liberated by Iraqi forces
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