1946 Iraq-Turkey Friendship Treaty
Would cooperate over Tigris and Euphrates security
education
communication economies
1947 Sayid Salih Jabr became
premier 1st Shiite PM of Iraq
1982 Iraq set up new defensive line 6 miles from Maysan
border Iran attacked towards Fakkeh breaking
through Iraqi lines Broken up by
air strikes Lost 100 tanks and forced to retreat Ended Iranian Op Fath Iraq
lost 8000 dead 12000 wounded 13000-20000 captured 400 tanks 3 divisions
destroyed Iran lost 4,000 dead, 12,000 wounded, 200 tanks and APCs
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War
Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)
1982 Saddam offered to withdraw to international border
between Iran-Iraq Rejected by Iran
1984 US intel found Iraq buying equipment from West German
company to make chemical weapons W.
Germany denied story
(Musings
On Iraq article on the origins of Iraq’s WMD programs)
1984 US intel reported Iraq had 5 sites producing chemical
weapons for Iran-Iraq 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)
1987 Ali Hassan al-Majid given special powers over all govt
agencies in northern Iraq to deal with Kurds
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq,
Tragedy and Hope)
1991 Iraqi troops recaptured Kirkuk from Kurdish rebels
1991 Iraqi troops captured Tanuma, Basra from rebels
(Musings
On Iraq interview with National Univ of Singapore’s Fanar Haddad on the
Impact of the 1991 Uprising)
(Musings
On Iraq article on 1st hand accounts of 1991 Uprising)
(Musings
On Iraq article on Saddam’s view of 1991 Uprising)
(Ahulbayt
Video on 1991 Uprising)
(Musings
On Iraq article on how US encouraged 1991 uprising)
1994 Saddam became prime minister of Iraq
2002 Gen Franks briefed military service chiefs on Iraq war
planning
(Musings
On Iraq book review Leap of Faith,
Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Shaping the
Plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Role of Military Intelligence Assessment)
2003 UK Embassy in Washington repored Bush mad at press
reports invasion not going according to plan
2003 1st Suicide bomber in Iraq war hits US
checkpoint in Najaf killing 4 soldiers
2003 Iraq VP Ramadan said suicide bombers would become
routine in Iraq and threatened England and US
with them
2003 VP Ramadan said that foreign fighters had arrived in
Iraq to help defend it against Americans
2003 Iraqi govt removed commander of Iraqi air defense in
Baghdad after missiles misfired and hit the
capital
2003 Iraq fired 2 SCUDS at Kuwait but shot down by US
Patriot missiles
2006 US intel report said 1707 Sunni and Shiite families
moved in Baghdad after Samarra bombing Mahdi
Army kidnapping and executing
people
(Musings
On Iraq book review Voices From Iraq,
A People’s History, 2003-2009)
(Musings On Iraq
Columbia University Charts Sectarian Cleansing Of Baghdad)
2007 ISI began withdrawing from Ramadi leading to large drop
in attacks
2007 National Police kidnapped 5 British security guards
from Eastern Baghdad
2007 New US Amb Ryan Crocker arrived in Iraq
2007 Suicide bombings in Baghdad killed 82
(Musings
On Iraq book review Voices From Iraq,
A People’s History, 2003-2009)
2008 PM Maliki’s deadline for militias to turn over weapons
ended with few complying Was extended
until Apr 8
2008 Defense Min Obeidi said Charge of Knights had not gone
as planned Was shocked by resistance
by Mahdi Army
2008 Sadr said he was talking with Ayatollah Sistani to
negotiate ceasefire with Maliki Also called for
Qais Khazali and Asaib Ahl Al-Haq
to rejoin his organization
(Musings
On Iraq article on history of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq)
2008 PM Maliki delegation met with Sadr in Iran to work out
ceasefire in Basra
2008 At meeting Gen Petraeus said that Maliki govt had set
goals in Basra it couldn’t achieve National
Security Adv Rubaie told UK
official PM Maliki had been led by his advisers into starting Charge of Knights
by telling him Basra in more desperate situation than it was in
2008 More police in Basra switched sides to Mahdi Army
Reports more than 100 police fired in Basra
due to losing weapons and fleeing
2008 Nasiriya retaken from Mahdi Army Fighting between ISF
and Mahdi Army in Karbala Babil
Baghdad
2008 UK started air strikes on Mahdi Army in Barsa US
carried out air strikes in Basra and Sadr City
2008 Rockets fired at Green Zone by Mahdi Army
2008 Report Iraqi army had no artillery planning
communications system logistics transportation
service hospitals
2009 Provincial election results announced State of Law won
126 of 440 seats 28% ISCI went from 200
to 50 seats
(Musings
On Iraq Iraq’s New Provincial Councils – Update)
2009 Maliki govt said in talks with Asaib Ahl Al-Haq to get
5 British hostages it kidnapped released Iraq
UK US Iran Hezbollah worked out
deal to release Brits in return for AAH leaders Qais and Laith Khazali 300 AHH
members and Iranian operatives held by US
(Musings
On Iraq article on kidnapping of Brits, Iranian role and their release)
(Musings
On Iraq article on history of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq)
2009 PKK rejected call by Pres Talabani and Pres Barzani to
disarm
2009 Sahwa in Dora Baghdad protested over not getting paid
by govt
2009 US and ISF disarmed Sahwa in Fadhil Baghdad after
fighting broke out day before when its
commander arrested
(Musings
On Iraq Sons of Iraq Integration Update)
2010 Peshmerga withdrew from Jalawla Diyala after argument
over control of disputed areas with
Baghdad
2011 PM Maliki presented nominees for security ministries
never filled after 2010 elections
2011 ISI attacked Tikrit provincial council building leaving
150 casualties
2011 Parliament human rights committee found chronic abuses
in Diyala prisons including torture
2011 Opposition parties boycotted KRG parliament because
govt hadn’t responded to protest demands
(Musings
On Iraq interview with journalist Wladimir Van Wilgenburg on 2011 KRG
protests)
2011 Turkish Premier Erdogan went to Kurdistan first Turkish
leader to visit region
2015 Most Hashd pulled out of Tikrit op to protest US
airstrikes PM Abadi met with Hashd leaders to
discuss their opposition
2015 Asaib Ahl Al-Haq said it would not join future ops in
Anbar and Ninewa if US involved
(Musings
On Iraq article on history of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq)
2016 Deadline set by Sadr for PM Abadi to announce new
technocratic cabinet
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Cambridge’s Michael Clark on Sadr, protests and PM
Abadi’s reforms)
2016 State of Law said PM Abadi ready to present candidates
for cabinet but ruling parties were not
cooperating
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