1979 US placed Iraq on list of State Sponsors of Terrorism
for backing Palestinian terrorist
Abu Nidal and others
1981 Syria said it would start talks with Iran to try to end
Iran-Iraq War
1988 Iran-Iraq agreed to joint commission to implement ceasefire
to end war
(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 Joint Chief head Gen Powell told CENTCOM Cmdr Gen
Schwarzkopf to be ready to start Gulf
War by 1/17/91
1996 Dawa announced campaign to assassinate top Iraqi
officials
2002 US Senate authorized war against Iraq
2003 Iraqi Governing Council voted to replace family laws
with sharia
2005 Zarqawi took responsibility for rocket attack on Israel
Said he was fulfilling promise to bin Laden
2005 US military found 3 more secret prisons run by Badr
within Interior Ministry where torture used
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Jerry Burke police and Interior Min adviser on how
Badr took over Interior Ministry)
2006 Military Times did poll of its military subscribers
Found 50% thought success possible in Iraq
Down from 83% in 2004 42% said they
disapproved of Bush’s handling of the war versus 35% who approved 41% said US
should have gone to war with Iraq in the first place Down from 65% in 2003 13%
said US should have no troops in Iraq
2007 bin Laden video said that insurgency had to rally
around ISI Criticized Awakening and those
undermining the jihad
2013 Head of Anbar council called for end of Ramadi protests
in exchange for govt releasing MP
Alwani
(Musings
On Iraq article on PM Maliki crackdown on Anbar protests)
2016 2nd phase of Battle of Mosul officially
began attacking east side of city Attack actually began
Dec 24
(Musings
On Iraq article on 2nd phase of Battle of Mosul)
(Musings
On Iraq Review Shatter the Nations, ISIS and the War for the Caliphate)
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