1980 Iraqi forces reached city
center in Khorramshahr, Iran
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War
Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)
1980 Taha Yassin Ramadan head of
Baath Popular Army said Khuzistan oil was Iraq’s until Iran
opened
negotiations to end war
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones 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)
1991 Iraq told UN weapons inspectors it had program to build
a nuclear bomb
(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)
(Musings
On Iraq Chilcot Report Sec 1.1 UK Iraq Strategy 1990 To 2000)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Saddam Tapes)
1992 Peshmerga helped Turkish troops fight PKK in northern
Kurdistan
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq,
Tragedy and Hope)
1996 PUK backed by Iran recaptured most of territory it lost
to KDP except Irbil
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
2000 Izzat al-Duri attended Arab summit saying Iraq believed
only jihad could save Palestinians in
latest conflict with Israel
2000 King Hussein called for end of sanctions on Iraq at
Arab summit
2002 Report Czech Pres Havel told White House 9/11 terrorist
Atta did not meet with Iraq
intelligence in Prague
2004 US soldier found guilty of abuse in Abu Ghraib prison
scandal given 8 yrs in prison
2006 ISF and US forces patrolling Amara to enforce ceasefire
between Mahdi Army and Badr Suweira
Mahdi Army and Badr clashed Mahdi
Army blamed for bombing ISCI office in Hamza al-Sharqi
2006 Inter Min Bolani met with Sadr in Najaf to try to get
him to reign in Mahdi Army
2006 Insurgents started two days of attacks on police base
in Baquba Diyala Up to 80 police killed
2007 PM Maliki complained to US about Oct 20 US raid into
Sadr City and wanted investigation into
US abuses in Iraq
2008 ISF raided head of Sahwa in Buhriz Diyala Arrested
spokesman for Diyala Sahwa and beat him
Was part of PM Maliki crackdown on
Diyala Sahwa
(Musings
On Iraq article on raids and arrests of Diyala Sahwa)
2010 PM Maliki went to Turkey to try to help his attempt to
form new govt
2011 US announced it would withdraw its force from Iraq on
Dec 31
2011 Obama told PM Maliki not getting stay behind US forces
in Iraq was ok because US would still have
influence
(Musings
On Iraq book review The United States
And Iraq Since 1990: A Brief History with Documents)
2014 New operation to try to clear Babil’s Jurf al-Sakhr
started after Sep attempt failed
2016 Iraqi forces freed Bartella Ninewa
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