1922 Cleric Khalisi informed southern tribes British were
trying to get their way in new Anglo-
Iraq Treaty
1941 Mufti of Jerusalem told Italians Arab revolt hinged on
Iraq and it needed more support
(Musings
On Iraq review of Persian Gulf
Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq review Iraq 1941, The Battles
for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad)
(Musings
On Iraq review of Rashid Ali
al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941)
(Musings
On Iraq review Iraq And Syria 1941,
The Politics and Strategy of the Second World War)
1982 Iran’s Op Beit al-Moqaddas ended Took Khorramshahr in
south Iraqi forces pushed back to border in
Khuzistan province Regained 2,077
sq mi of Iranian territory Iraq lost 9,000 dead 15,000 wounded 19,000 prisoners
Iran lost 12-15,000 dead 25,000 wounded Saddam had 20 senior officer relieved
of command 10 executed
(Musings
On Iraq review Iran-Iraq War Volume
1: The Battle for Khuzestan, September 1980-May 1982)
1982 So far in war Iraq had lost 30,000 dead 35,000
prisoners 20% of its artillery 40% of its planes 60%
of its tanks Half its ground forces
Iran has also recaptured 90% of the territory Iraq seized in 1980
1982 Israeli press reported US sent arms to Egypt which were
then sold to Iraq
(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 review The Iran-Iraq War
1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq review Iran-Iraq War, The
Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War)
1990 US National
Security Council deputies meeting told that US still sharing intelligence with
Iraq
1999 Sec State Albright met with 7 Iraqi opposition groups
receiving US funds Said US would provide
them nonlethal aid
2002 Sec Def Rumsfeld issued order to Joint Chiefs to begin
Phase Four postwar planning for Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq article on Part I Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Hard Lessons Planning for Postwar
Iraq September 2001 to May 2003)
(Musings
On Iraq review of Shaping the Plan
for Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Role of Military Intelligence Assessment)
(Musings
On Iraq review Leap of Faith, Hubris
Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy Tragedy)
2004 Bush said US would stay the course in Iraq and move
towards returning sovereignty and creating
democracy in Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
(Musings
On Iraq review Iraq’s Future The
aftermath of regime change)
(Musings
On Iraq review Wanting War: Why the
Bush Administration Invaded Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq review Iraq’s Dysfunctional Democracy)
(Musings
On Iraq review The War Within, A Secret White House History 2006-2008)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Endgame, The Inside Story of the Struggle for
Iraq, from
George W. Bush
to Barack Obama)
2005 SCIRI’s Hammoudi named head of constitutional drafting
committee
(Musings
On Iraq interview with constitutional scholar Zaid al-Ali on Iraq’s
constitution)
(Musings
On Iraq review Iraq From War To A New
Authoritarianism)
2006 Joint Chiefs intel report said insurgency enduring
despite political progress and growth of ISF Said
violence would increase into 2007
2006 Report police and army full of militias insurgents and
criminals carrying out abuses and sectarian
violence US officials and military
apologized for former Inter Min Jabr from ISCI and Badr saying they weren’t
responsible for police abuses
(Musings
On Iraq article on the history of Badr Organization)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Jerry Burke police and Interior Min adviser on how
Badr took over Interior Ministry)
2006 PM Maliki said he wanted to reign in militias and
demobilize them Went to Najaf to try to get
Ayatollah Sistani to make
statements against militias
2006 Iraqi Army’s 16th Brigade in charge of Dora
south Baghdad ran death squads and assassinations in
conjunction with insurgents Killed
its own commander
(Musings
On Iraq review Voices From Iraq, A
People’s History, 2003-2009)
2007 Funeral for Sheikh Issawi from Awakening hit by suicide
car bomb in Fallujah 34 killed 66
wounded Part of ISI targeting
Awakening sheikhs
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq article on change in perceptions that led to Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Fallujah Redux author Daniel Green on Fallujah
during the Surge)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Carter Malkasian on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq review of Confronting Al
Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy In Al Anbar)
(Musings
On Iraq review of The Marines Take
Anbar, The Four-Year Fight Against Al Qaeda)
(Musings
On Iraq review Illusions of Victory,
The Anbar Awakening And The Rise Of The Islamic State)
2009 VP Hashemi resigned as head of Islamic Party
2011 Anbar councilman blamed Syria for allowing insurgents
to cross its border into Iraq
2011 Trade Min Sudani accused of stealing $245 mil while in
office Helped fund PM Maliki’s State of
Law election campaigns in 2009 and
2010
(Musings
On Iraq interview with fmr anti-graft official Vincent Foulk on corruption
in Iraq)
2011 Report US forces coming under increased attacks as
withdrawal date at end of year approached
2011 US Def Sec Gates went to Iraq to lobby for US troop
presence past end of year
2012 KRG PM Barzani said that if Baghdad cut off fuel
deliveries KRG would export oil independently
2012 Sadr asked National Alliance to replace PM Maliki
(Musings
On Iraq review Iraq From War To A New
Authoritarianism)
2013 Integrity Comm said it was opening investigation into
buying fake bomb detectors Went nowhere
2013 Clash at Ramadi protest site between those for and
against turning Anbar into federal region
2013 Imam at Mosul protest site argued for making Ninewa
federal region
2013 Sadrist killed fighting in Syria had funeral attended
by movement members showing Sadr’s
participation in Syria war
2015 Iranian Ground Forces commander said Iranian military
moved 40km into Diyala to protect border
from IS
2015 KRG claimed it met its oil export quota set in 2015
budget and therefore should receive it full
monthly payment from Baghdad
2015 US Def Sec Carter questioned Iraqis’ will to fight
after Ramadi fell to IS
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Ahmed Ali on fall of Ramadi)
2017 Interior Min announced investigation into abuses by
Iraqi forces during Mosul campaign in
response to Der Spiegel article
Nothing came of it
(Musings
On Iraq article on Der Spiegel article on abuses by Rapid Reaction Division
during Mosul battle)
(Musings
On Iraq article Human Rights Watch called for investigation into Der
Spiegel article)
(Musings
On Iraq article ABC News had follow up to Der Spiegel article on abuses by
Rapid Reaction Division during Mosul battle)
(Musings
On Iraq article Toronto Star added more to story about abuses by Rapid
Reaction Division during Mosul battle)
(Musings
On Iraq article reactions to Der Spiegel article on abuses by Rapid
Reaction Division during Mosul battle)
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq Joint Operations Command attacked Der Spiegel article
on abuses by Rapid Reaction Division during Mosul battle)
2018 Protests in Karbala and Dhi Qar over electricity
shortages
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