1922 Gertrude Bell wrote King Faisal telling him he was vain and weak
(Musings On Iraq review Gertrude Bell And Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East)
(Musings On Iraq movie review Letters from Baghdad)
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Queen, The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia)
1986 Iran started Op Karbala 2 in Haj Umran Advanced deep into Kurdistan in retaliation for Iraq air
attacks on oil facilities
(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)
1986 Document said chemical and biological agents were being distributed in Irbil to be used against
Kurds
1988 Ali Hassan al-Majid ordered homes of Shabaks that had changed nationality to Kurd be
destroyed and families relocated
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
1989 Report Bush admin told Congress sanctions on Iraq for Anfal campaign would be
counterproductive Said US would lose out on multi billion dollar contracts to rebuild Iraq after Iran-Iraq War and wouldn’t help Kurds
1996 KDP-PUK peace talks in London ended when 30,000 Republican Guards attacked PUK
Captured Irbil city to back KDP PUK gave orders to flee to hills to escape govt assault
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
1996 INC camp in Qushtapa, Irbil captured by Iraqi forces 96 INC members killed
1996 Iraq released Barzani’s letter to Saddam asking for help against PUK
1996 Clinton said he was concerned about Iraqi attack on Irbil but US not ready to respond Def Sec
Perry said US should not get involved in Kurdish civil war
2003 Commander of Guantanamo Bay prison Gen Miller flew to Iraq to advise on interrogation
techniques Would lead to Abu Ghraib prison abuse
(Musings On Iraq US Army History Of Iraq War Vol 1 – Chapter 9 Down The Spider Hole, October-December 2003)
2003 Pentagon DefPolicyBoard’s Perle said US should have organized Iraqi opposition to take over
govt after invasion
2004 CIA report Ayatollah Sistani and Sadr’s standing increased by Battle of Najaf PM Allawi’s hurt
(Musings On Iraq A Divided Sadr Trend)
(Musings On Iraq review Battle For The City Of The Dead)
(Musings On Iraq review US Marines in Battle An-Najaf August 20014)
2005 Rumor of suicide bomber led to stampede of Shiite pilgrims on Tigris Bridge in Baghdad Over
1,000 dead and wounded
2005 Report draft constitution did not deal with some of major issues in Iraq
(Musings On Iraq How Faults With Iraq’s Constitution Undermines The Country, Interview with Constitutional Scholar Zaid Al-Ali)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq From War To A New Authoritarianism)
(Musings On Iraq review The Struggle For Iraq’s Future, How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism Have Undermined Democracy)
2005 Albu Mahal Sheikh Mahallawi said his tribe had declared war on Al Qaeda in Iraq in western
Anbar
(Musings On Iraq US Army History of Iraq War Vol 1 – Chapter 17 Innovation In The Face Of War, Summer-Fall 2005)
(Musings On Iraq Anbar Before And After The Awakening Pt IX: Sheikh Sabah Aziz Of The Albu Mahal)
(Musings On Iraq Understanding Anbar Before And After The Awakening Part V Sheikh Jassim Mohammed Salah al-Suwaidi And Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Janabi)
2005 Red Team set up by Amd Khalilzad and General Casey in July made its report Aimed
at creating counterinsurgency strategy to come to victory in 3 years Said current strategy of turning over security to Iraqis would allow Coalition to withdraw but ISF couldn't defeat the insurgency Called for ink spot counterinsurgency plan Didn’t ask for more troops
(Musings On Iraq Did the US Ever Have A Strategy To Win In Iraq Before the Surge?)
(Musings On Iraq review Nights in the Pink Motel, An American Strategist’s Pursuit of Peace in Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The War Within, A Secret White House History 2006-2008)
(Musings On Iraq review The Endgame, The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from
George W. Bush to Barack Obama)
2006 Albu Diab Albu Assaf Albu Ali Jassim Albu Julib Abu Risha tribes met and declared war against
Al Qaeda in Iraq in Ramadi
(Musings On Iraq Understanding Anbar Before And After The Awakening Part III Sheikh Ahmed Sattar Al-Rishawi Abu Risha)
(Musings On Iraq US Army History of Iraq War Vol 1 – Chapter 21 Hope In Ramadi)
2006 Iraq Cmdr Gen Casey said Baghdad security progressing US forces clearing areas but Iraqis not
holding them Said Iraqi forces could take over security in country in 12-18 months
(Musings On Iraq US Army History of Iraq War Vol 1 – Chapter 20 Baghdad Burns, Summer-Fall 2006)
(Musings On Iraq Did the US Ever Have A Strategy To Win In Iraq Before the Surge?)
(Musings On Iraq review The War Within, A Secret White House History 2006-2008)
(Musings On Iraq review The Gamble, General David Petraeus And The American Military Adventure In Iraq, 2006-2008)
2006 PM Maliki told Iraq Survey Group security problems caused by Baathists and Al Qaeda
Said problem with Iraqi police was too many former regime members in it
2006 Report Spec Insp Gen for Iraq Reconstruction said 30% of 56 projects inspected didn't meet
standards and some were failures Said US should have started using Iraqi companies for work to speed process and help Iraqi economy
2007 Report US commission said that Iraqi police should be disbanded and started over Said police
sectarian supported militias sometimes attacked US forces Pentagon rejected proposal Said its training program was fixing problems 9 police brigade and 17 battalion commanders had been relieved
(Musings On Iraq American Negligence In Iraq Or How The United States Failed To Plan For Security The Country Part One Of A Two Part Interview With Jerry Burke Former Advisor To The Baghdad Police And Interior Ministry)
(Musings On Iraq From Bad To Worse How Military Moved Into The Iraqi Police Force And The United States Failed At Nation Building Part Two Of An Interview With Jerry Burke Former Advisor To The Baghdad Police And Interior Ministry)
(Musings On Iraq review The U.S. Army In The Iraq War: Volume 1, Invasion, Insurgency, Civil
War, 2003-2006)
2009 Aug Iraq was not getting water it needed from Euphrates and Tigris Water flow
dropped during month Turkey promised more water but didn’t do anything Land used for rice farming cut in ½ due to water shortages and salinity Increased food imports
2009 UN said Iraq had worst cereal harvest in a decade and wheat crop was going to be down as
well
2009 Iraqi TV show had ISI member who said Syrian intel trained foreign fighters Said got money
from Syria and Saudi Arabia
(Musings On Iraq The Saudi Role In The Iraqi Insurgency)
2009 Baghdad Ops Command said Aug 19 Baghdad bombers were ISI members not Baathists like
PM Maliki claimed
(Musings On Iraq Baghdad Can’t Get Its Story Straight On Aug 18 Bombings)
(Musings On Iraq Fall 09 When Maliki Blamed Islamic State Bombings In Baghdad On Baathists)
(Musings On Iraq Syria-Iraq Dispute Could Be Ending)
(Musings On Iraq Request For UN Investigation Into August Baghdad Bombings Said To Be Turned Down)
2010 US officially ended combat operations in Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review The United States And Iraq Since 1990: A Brief History with Documents)
2012 Maliki met Syrian Foreign Minister at Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Iran Maliki said Syria
had right to democracy Rejected use of violence Called for countries to stop sending weapons to Syria Maliki allowed Iran to send weapons to Syria
(Musings On Iraq Understanding Iraq’s Syrian Policy)
2013 Protests in Babil Baghdad Basra Dhi Qar Karbala Najaf over cancellation of pensions Reporters
were arrested and beaten by ISF for covering protests
(Musings On Iraq Sadrists-League of the Righteous Clash In Iraq During The Summer)
(Musings On Iraq Anti-Pension Protests Return To Iraq)
2014 IS siege of Amerli Salahaddin broken Helped by US air strikes Hashd entered town
2014 IS executed 19 in Sadiya Diyala for not giving it allegiance 5 police executed in Baquba
2015 Protest in front of Judicial Council building in Baghdad demanding Chief Justice Medhat be
dismissed
2015 Fmr Human Rights Min Bayati filed complaint to court over PM Abadi ending his ministry
under reform program
2016 Report 6 cafes bombed in Basra All had female waiters Religious parties blamed Flyer near
one bombing said women should stay at home Sadr called for boycott of cafes that employed women
(Musings On Iraq Review What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq)
2016 Salahaddin govt said it would exile IS families for up to 10 yrs
2017 Report Kurds settled debt to oil companies over natural gas Would pay $1 bil to Pearl
Petroleum Company would drop claims for $26.5 bil in damages Said it would triple gas production in 2 yrs UK court of Intl Arbitration granted Pearl $2.239 bil in damages in 2015 and 2017
2017 Asaib Ahl Al-Haq called for no confidence vote vs Kirkuk govt and have Gov Karim sent to
court for voting to participate in KRG independence referendum
(Musings On Iraq review The Great Betrayal, How America Abandoned The Kurds And Lost The Middle East)
2018 Protesters sacked Basra provincial council building ISF fired into crowd wounding 8
Demonstrations in northern Basra as well over water crisis Another protest in Baghdad over US interference in govt formation process
(Musings On Iraq Basra Explodes In Rage and Riots Over Water Crisis)
2018 Report Iran sending ballistic missiles to allies in Hashd to deter US Israel Saudi Arabia
(Musings On Iraq News Of Iran Moving Missiles Into Iraq Continue)
2018 Report PM Abadi dismissed Natl Sec Adv Fayad for involvement in politics Headed political
party within Abadi’s own list Fayad was in talks with rival Fatah list
2019 ISF kicked out 671 people from displaced camps in Ninewa and sent them to camp in
Salahaddin
(Musings On Iraq Iraq Trying To End Displacement Crisis By Expelling People From Camps)
2019 Report Interior Min inspector general investigation found senior ISF officials working
with crime rings to run gambling in Baghdad Also used to launder and smuggle money
2020 Hashd group burned Dijlah TV offices for playing music during Ashura Station had also
promoted protests Head of station Karbuli who also led Al-Hal had warrant issued for him
2020 Edheim dist director in Diyala said 18 villages in area were being used by IS
2020 KDP rep in Dibs Kirkuk said more than 20 villages had been evacuated last 3 yrs due to IS
attacks
(Musings On Iraq The Islamic State’s Failed Comeback In Iraq)
2021 Defense Min Anad said Turkey had right to attack PKK in Iraq Said PKK was not Iraqi Said
Turkey should deal with PKK within Turkey first
2021 Extortion group arrested for trying to manipulate elections
2024 UNAMI warned that half of Iraq’s population could face water shortages due to drought by
2060
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