1915 UK committee wrote paper advocating for break up of Ottoman Empire and creation of
Iraq to control its oil and agriculture Cabinet didn’t agree
(Musings On Iraq review The Chatham House Version and other Middle-Eastern Studies)
(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)
(Musings On Iraq review U.S. Policy In Post-Saddam Iraq)
1920 British arrested sheikh for defaulted loan Led to revolt in Rumaitha His tribe attacked
British and freed him Considered start of 1920 Revolt against Mandate
(Musings On Iraq review Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)
(Musings On Iraq review A Short History of Iraq)
1930 Anglo-Iraq Treaty agreed on independence in Oct 1932 Allowed British to keep
military in Iraq and use Iraqi territory for 25 years PM Said didn’t tell govt Minister Ayubi resigned in protest
(Musings On Iraq review Britain’s Informal Empire In The Middle East, A Case Study of Iraq 1929-1941)
(Musings On Iraq review Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930)
1961 Kuwait asked British for military aid to protect it from Iraq after Qasim claimed Kuwait
part of Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
1963 Barzani said 167 villages had been destroyed and 643 civilians killed by Iraqi air force
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
1963 Report that Syrian Air Force flying bombing missions with Iraqi Air Force against
Kurds
1965 Arif govt claimed plot by Communists and Kurds in Mosul had been discovered
1966 Planes bombed Baghdad in support of ex-Gen Razzaq’s coup Razzaq’s group took
control of Baghdad Radio Pres Arif called on Mosul Command for aid that sent commando brigade that took control of Baghdad Razzaq sent into exile in England
1972 Barzani delegation led by Mahmoud Othman met with CIA Dir Helms Claimed Kurds
were blocking Iraq becoming Soviet puppet
1973 Police Chief Kazzar launched failed coup against Bakr Arrested Defense Minister
Shihab and Interior Minister Ghaydan Failed to assassinate Bakr and Saddam
1973 Coup plotter Police Chief Kazzar was captured trying to flee to Iran but not before he
killed Def Min Shihab and seriously wounded Inter Min Ghaydan
1980 Newly elected parliament took office Naim Haddad of Revolutionary Command
Council elected speaker
1986 Iraq abandoned Mehran Iraq after took it in May Hoped to swap Mehran for Iraqi
territory Tehran said no
1988 Iraq recaptured Mawet, Kurdistan from Iran
(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)
(Musings On Iraq review The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 1: The Battle for Khuzestan, September 1980-May 1982)
(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986)
(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 3: Iraq’s Triumph)
(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)
1993 Barzani and Talabani presented their differences to Kurdish parliament Was mostly
about grievances over taxes collected from trade with Iran and Turkey
2000 VP Gore told INC meeting Saddam had to be removed
2003 Def Sec Rumsfeld said no guerrilla war or organized resistance in Iraq
2003 New Republic article quoted intel officials that Bush admin exaggerated Iraq
aluminum tubes story IAEA had US British German experts look at aluminum tubes Iraq tried to buy All said they were for rockets not centrifuges
(Musings On Iraq How A Contested Aluminum Tubes Story Became The Basis For War With Iraq)
2003 CPA dismissed Najaf mayor and police chief Abdul Munim Abud and 62 of his
followers for corruption and violence
2003 UK Under Sec Def Tebbit wrote to Def Min Hoon on his trip to Iraq Said no integrated
plan for rebuilding Iraq Didn’t know whether US would give Bremer authority to manage task Said Bremer wanted UK help with police training
2007 Battle of Donkey Island US destroyed ISI force planning to attack Ramadi Was first
major attack upon city since district secured by Awakening
2007 US Iraq cmdr Gen Petraeus wrote Sec Def Gates Said Mahdi Army longer term threat
to Iraq than ISI
2008 IEDs targeted 5 judges in Baghdad 1 chief justice killed 3 wounded
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Judiciary Under Attack)
2008 Iraq offered 8 oil fields and 2 gas fields for foreign investment Wanted to sign deals in
one month Pre-approved 41 companies to bid on fields Before said would have no bid contracts Wouldn’t happen until 2009
2008 Report during ISF fighting Mahdi Army in Baghdad in Mar-Apr Mahdi Army expelled
Sunnis from 5 east Baghdad neighborhoods
2008 PM Maliki and VP Hashemi made deal to allow Iraqi Accordance Front to return to
govt Accordance Front got nothing in return Boycotted govt in Aug 07 to protest being excluded by Maliki
2008 UN got Article 140 extended to this date Nothing happened Supposed to determine
future of disputed areas Original deadline Dec 07
2009 US withdrew forces from Iraqi cities
(Musings On Iraq Iraq After The U.S. Withdrawal)
2009 Asaib Ahl Al-Haq said 2 UK hostages it kidnapped and turned over died from natural
causes Autopsy showed they were shot Were killed in Iran
(Musings On Iraq Asaib Ahl Al-Haq From A Breakaway Sadr Militia To Defenders Of Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq Iranians Planned Kidnapping And Held British Captives Taken In Iraq)
2010 Sadr called on followers of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq to give up on their leader Khazali and
rejoin Sadrist movement
2010 Govt only paid 85% of sahwa Half of Baghdad sahwa not paid in Apr and May Police
stopped protests by Sahwa in Ninewa over not getting paid
2010 Report Lancet study authors that est 655,000 Iraqis killed due to US invasion refused
to answer questions Amer Assoc for Public Opinion Research censured authors for ethical violations for refusing to release their survey data 1 author Burnham admitted that sampling methodology was different from how explained in report Johns Hopkins investigated and suspended Burnham for violating protocol
(Musings On Iraq Comparing Surveys of Iraqi Deaths During The War)
(Musings On Iraq Major Flaws With The Lancet Reports On Iraqi Deaths Part I)
(Musings On Iraq Major Flaws With The Lancet Reports On Iraqi Deaths Part II)
(Musings On Iraq New Survey On Estimated Deaths In Iraq Refutes Lancet Reports)
(Musings On Iraq interview with Prof Mark Van Der Laan on Lancet Reports)
(Musings On Iraq interview with Prof Michael Spagat on Lancet reports)
2011 MP on integrity committee said court issued warrant for fmr Trade Min Sudani for
stealing $55 mil Was arrested in 2009 Acquitted 2010 MP said there was political pressure on case PM Maliki interfered in 2009 case Sudani from Maliki’s Dawa Part of stolen money paid for his 2009 and 2010 election campaigns
(Musings On Iraq interview with fmr anti-graft official Vincent Foulk on corruption in Iraq)
2011 Report Feb new tariffs started to cut cheap imports which flooded Iraq Hurt businesses
Mar tariffs suspended
2011 Report 15 US soldiers killed in Jun Kataib Hezbollah and Sadr’s Promised Day
Brigades blamed Most US combat deaths since Jun 08 New wave of attacks by Special Groups began Mar 11 when Obama admin said it wanted a troop extension past 2011 withdrawal
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Sadr Backs Off Threat Of Reviving Mahdi Army)
2011 Report Democracy and Human Rights Development Center said 100s of human rights
violations in KRG in 2010 416 lawsuits for arrests without investigations 220 court violations like no lawyer or not allowing suspect to testify Police Asayesh judges ignored laws
2011 Human Rights Watch Demanded investigation into police clash with protesters in
Baghdad in Jun Men with pipes knives sticks attacked protesters Police did nothing and supported attack 2 Defense Min officials said 150 plain clothes police and soldiers infiltrated protests and then attacked them Called protesters Baathists Chanted pro-PM Maliki slogans
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Maliki Using Infiltrators And Tribal Support Councils Against Demonstrators)
2011 Maliki govt said it would launch op vs Special Groups in Maysan Didn’t happen
(Musings On Iraq A False Offensive In Iraq Against Special Groups, May Have Served A Political Purpose)
2012 Spokesman for Investors Union in KRG said investments a mess Some projects useless
just started to make money not produce anything Fake companies set up projects to steal money Lax regulations meant little done about them
2012 Parliament’s integrity comm accused Electricity Min Hassan of wasting $7 bil
Neglected equipment that arrived at Basra port Left out in open where hot weather damaged it Some equipment stolen
2013 KRG parliament voted to postpone presidential elections so Pres Barzani could stay in
office for 2 more years Led to fight in parliament between PUK and Gorran MPs Gorran called Barzani a dictator
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Kurdish President Delays Elections To Stay In Office two More Years)
2014 ISIS killed Mohammed Khamis head of Ramadi Awakening Council
(Musings On Iraq review The ISIS Reader, Milestone Texts of the Islamic State Movement)
2014 Report Naqshibandi cmdrs in Diyala said would not join IS Said ideological
differences between 2
2014 23 bodies found in Muqdadiya Diyala Mostly sheikhs Hashd blamed
2016 Abadi govt suppressing losses in war vs IS Sources said 394 ISF killed 3308 wounded
in Fallujah op Others said up to 900 deaths Didn’t include Hashd or civilians
2017 People in Hillah Babil blocked Baghdad-Babil highway protesting lack of drinking
water
2017 Sheikh Saghir left ISCI Abdul Mahdi and Baqir Zubaidi also left Complained about
leadership
2017 UN called on Abadi govt to stop forcing out IS families from Mosul and other areas
Said 100s of families threatened in Salahaddin Anbar Ninewa
(Musings On Iraq Mosul Campagn Day 257 Jun 30 2017)
2017 Human Rights Watch IS killed people fleeing Mosul ISF executed people they thought
were IS members in Mosul
2019 PM Abdul Mahdi met with UN delegation Called on intl community to help with
reconstruction more Govt had no rebuilding plan or money
2019 Ninewa Gov Marid called on intl community to do more rebuilding province Said
Mosul needed $5 bil
(Musings On Iraq Lack Of Rebuilding Plan Undermines Iraq’s Call For More Help)
2019 Report 1000s of tribal fighters fought for 5 yrs vs IS with no salaries and few
weapons Never accepted into Hashd Groups were restricted in what could do because feared by Shiite parties
2019 Protesters clashed with police in Dhi Qar Demanded governor resign Basra governor
said he would implement demands of protesters Didn’t Protest at Rumaila oil field demanding jobs Protests in 2 other parts of Basra
2020 Report Kataib Hezbollah threatened to sue PM Kazemi for raid on its office Said
Kazemi pro-US Hezbollah al-Nujaba said US didn’t want to leave Iraq Tried to humiliate the Resistance Protest by pro-Iran Hashd burned US flags Stepped on pictures of PM
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s PM Gives Warning to Kataib Hezbollah To Stop Rocket Attacks In Baghdad)
(Musings On Iraq While PM Kazemi Visits Pres Trump Pro-Iran Groups Target US And Kill Protesters To Embarrass Govt)
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Sheikh Akram Al-Kaabi and Hezbollah al-Nujaba)
2020 Fmr Finance Min Issawi released for insufficient evidence on terrorism charges
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