1935 UK Foreign Office rejected King Faisal mediating
Palestine dispute believing he had
aspirations over territory
1947 Iraq’s Foreign Minister Jamail told UN that creation of
Israel would lead to unrest in Middle
East
1958 Shah criticized Iraq for refusing to settle navigation
down Shatt al-Arab Pres Qasim responded
by claiming all of waterway for
Iraq
1980 Iran’s Op Morvarid continued into next day Iranian
planes sunk 7 Iraqi boats Rest of day
Iranian planes bombed Fao port
destroying more Iraqi ships In total Iran lost 1 ship Iraq lost 2 oil terminals
100 dead 2 planes 13 ships Was 80% of its ships Iraqi navy was out of
commission
(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)
2001 UK intel report Iraq not connected to 9/11 not working
with Al Qaeda not giving WMD to
terrorists Said Iraq WMD threat
“slight”
(Musings
On Iraq Book Review The Report of the
Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)
2001 Pentagon officials told Time after Afghanistan US would
target Iraq as next step in war on
terror
(Musings
On Iraq book review Leap of Faith,
Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
2002 UN inspectors went to Dawrah Foot and Mouth Disease
Facility Said facility couldn’t be used in
weapons programs Reporters said it
was mostly destroyed
(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)
2005 Dep Human Rights Min Usayran and Gen Samarriae told
Knight Ridder Iraqi forces torturing
and abusing prisoners
2005 Arrest warrant for police Volcano Brigade commander Gen
Gharwai Never given to Interior
Min to carry out
2005 Anbar Gov Alwani hosted meeting of US forces and
sheikhs interested in working with US against
insurgents Led to creation of Anbar
security council of sheikhs religious leaders and former soldiers
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anbar Gov Alwani)
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anbar Awakening)
(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)
2006 CENTCOM Cmdr Gen Abizaid and US cmdr in Iraq Gen Casey
said they opposed troop surge
Said it could only last 6-8 months
and better to shift forces within Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Prof Mansoor on the Surge)
2006 Sadrists walked out of parliament and cabinet for PM
Maliki meeting with Pres Bush in
Jordan Sadrists had 30 MPs and 5
ministers Came after 6 car bombs killed 215 in Sadr City Sadrists blamed US for
insecurity in Iraq
2006 Report US intel official said 1000-2000 militiamen had
gone to Lebanon for training by
Hezbollah organized by Iran Summer
06 Mahdi Army commander said he’d sent 300 of his men to Lebanon US officials
said Iran providing IEDs and training to militiamen Iran might have directed
some attacks by militiamen
(Musings
On Iraq article on Hezbollah presence in Iraq)
(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)
2006 Report after Sadr City bombings Sunni militias expelled
Shiites from Dora and allowed Sunnis kicked
out of north Baghdad into homes
(Musings
On Iraq book review Voices From Iraq,
A People’s History, 2003-2009)
(Musings On Iraq
Columbia University Charts Sectarian Cleansing Of Baghdad)
2006 Report Ninewa Dep Gov said 70,000 Kurds fled Mosul due
to violence Fed Police cmdr in
Diyala’s Khanaqin said sectarian
civil war going on there Local Khanaqin councilman said around 100 killed there
a week Was gun battle between Sunni and Kurdish police in Jalawla when Kurds
refused new Sunni Arab police chief
2006 Report on US Marine intel report on Anbar Said that
Sunnis were fighting for survival Shiites
carrying out “pogroms” against
Sunnis in Iraq and was forcing Sunnis into hands of ISI Said Sunnis believed
that Iran was taking over Baghdad and Anbar and Sunnis marginalized Said Sunnis
couldn’t rely upon US because thought it was going to leave Said no economic
revival in Anbar Govt offices had disintegrated Baghdad not paid salaries of
Anbar officials and ISF Said US needed 15,000-20,000 more troops and billions
in aid to change situation Said violence would be worse without US troops
2017 Mujahadeen Coalition announced for pro-Iran Hashd units
to run in 2018 elections
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