1914 British troops after landing at Fao Peninsula captured
Ottoman Fao Fort
1980 Saddam said Iraq was ready to withdraw from Iran if
Tehran recognized Iraq’s rights to Shatt
al-Arab Iran refused
(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)
1990 Bush asked if he would use force to expel Iraq from
Kuwait Wouldn’t answer the question Did
say there would be enough US forces
for offensive action
(Musings
On Iraq book review from storm to
Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding
on Conflict)
1996 Report Baghdad was selling weapons to KDP in its
conflict with the PUK
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
2001 NY Times talked with 2 Iraqi defectors provided by INC
One was Quairy Claimed Mukhabarat
trained Islamists and produced WMD
to attack US Story coincided with INC defectors appearing in PBS’ Frontline Abu
Zeinab later turned out to be a fake coached by INC
2001 Frontline aired “Gunning for Saddam” Was full of
conspiracies about Iraq being behind 9/11
and that it should be attacked
Interviewed with Ex Iraq nuke scientist Khidhir Hamza who said Iraq behind 9/11
Richard Perle said Saddam most dangerous man in world because he could use WMD
against US Ex-CIA Chief Woolsey said Iraq probably behind Al Qaeda and 1993
World Trade Center bombing Laurie Mylroie Said Iraq behind Al Qaeda INC
defector Khodada Claimed he saw jihadists training with Iraqis in Salman Pak
including taking airliners Said this was connected to 9/11
(Musings
On Iraq article on Mylroie’s Iraq conspiracy theories)
2002 UN Resolution 1441 said Iraq was in violation of
previous resolutions and authorized new
weapons inspections anywhere in Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq Hangs Blix Replies To Tony Blair)
2002 UN Res 1441 was immediately interpreted in different
ways France said it meant a 2nd resolution
was necessary to go to war UK said
it was last chance for Iraq or it would suffer the consequences
(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)
2003 Red Cross withdrew most of its staff after Zarqawi
bombing
2004 2 Marine regiments started attack in 2nd
Battle of Fallujah clearing northern section of city
Zarqawi believed to have fled
Fallujah during 2nd battle for city
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Battle for
Fallujah, Occupation, Resistance and Stalemate in the War in Iraq)
2004 Sadr issued statement calling on Iraqi forces to not
take part in the 2nd Battle of Fallujah
Association of Muslim Scholars also
condemned the battle
2004 Battle of Mosul began
2004 Rumsfeld said most of Iraq stable with violence only in
4 of 18 provinces
2005 Another one of Saddam’s lawyers was killed in an ambush
2006 NatlSecAdv Hadley memo to Bush Said Maliki had good
intentions Said Maliki either didn’t
know what was going on in Iraq was
lying about it or didn’t have power to do what he wanted Asked whether Maliki
was able to rise above sectarian politics Talked about ethnosectarian
cooperation but was moving to consolidate Shiite control of state Asked if US
and Maliki wanted same thing Said Maliki wanted to be a good leader but didn’t
seem like he knew how Was stopped raids against militias and encouraging raids
on insurgents Removed good ISF commanders based upon sect Only listened to
small group of advisers
2006 Bush announced Rumsfeld out as Secretary of Defense in
large part because of Iraq
2007 Basra education director from ISCI escaped IED as
Shiite factions vied for control of province
2007 ISCI controlled Karbala police chief accused Mahdi Army
of 668 murders from 2004-07 including 62
police along with dozens of
robberies and kidnappings Part of on going struggle between ISCI and Sadrists
for control of south
2009 Parliamentary election law passed expanding number of
seats to 325
(Musings
On Iraq Iraq’s Parliament Finally Does Its Job – Passes Election Law)
2012 US Treasury Dept designated Kataib Hezbollah a
terrorist organization
2016 Peshmerga freed Bashiqa Ninewa
2018 Protest in northern Basra over jobs and services
(Musings
On Iraq article on renewed Basra protests)
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