Musings On Iraq review Hawker Hunters At War, Iraq and Jordan, 1958-1967
Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam
Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968
Musings On Iraq review Wings of Iraq, Volume 1: The Iraqi Air Force, 1931-1970
Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970
1963
Jan 3 Communists warned Gen Qasim to purge military to stop Baathist coup but were
ignored
Jan 4 Qasim govt announced it recognized the independence of Kuwait
Feb 4 Gen Qasim arrested one opponent as Communists warned of an impending coup
Feb 8 Baath-military coup against Gen Qasim Started with assassination of Air Force
chief Radio station at Abu Ghraib seized
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Feb 8 Defense Ministry where Qasim was bombed during coup Communists took to
streets and fought army in Baghdad Communists asked Qasim to arm the public but he refused
Feb 8 National Council of the Revolutionary Command created to run new govt
Feb 8 Radio Baghdad called for people to kill Communists who were trying to protect God’s
enemy Gen Qasim Over next 2 days estimated 5,000 Communists were executed by Baathist militia
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Feb 8 New Baath-military govt asked Barzani to end his revolt Kurds said they would back
new govt if given democracy and autonomy Barzani announced ceasefire
(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)
Feb 8 Kurdish delegation in Baghdad worked on concessions from new govt
Feb 9 Gen Qasim asked for safe passage out of Iraq Was refused by coup leaders Qasim
captured shot and body shown on TV
Feb 9 Baathist Gen Ahmed al-Bakr became premier Col Abd Salam Arif president
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Feb 12 Communists in Basra gave up to Baath led military forces after fighting against coup
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Feb 12 Swiss based Committee for the Defense of the Kurdish People’s Rights issued
statement saying Kurds wanted autonomy Govt troops withdrawn from north Share of oil money
Feb 19 New Arif govt started talks with Barzani to end Kurdish rebellion Kurdish delegation
led by Jalal Talabani
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Feb 20 Head of Kurdish delegation Talabani met with PM Bakr and other govt officials
Promised Kurdish rights
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Feb 28 Mulla Mustafa Barzani said Kurds would go back to fighting government if
didn’t commit to Kurdish autonomy
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Mar 4 Arif govt delegation met with Mullah Mustafa Barzani in north for negotiations
(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)
Mar 7 Barzani met with govt delegation Barzani agreed to drop demand for Kurdish
autonomy for decentralization Wanted end of economic blockade end of confiscation of property withdraw army from Kurdish areas amnesty for Barzani’s fighters
(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)
Mar 8 Baath seized power in Syria opening door to unification with Baath led Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Mar 10 Arif govt announced it would give Kurds national rights and decentralization
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Mar 11 Pres Arif formed govt that didn’t include Nasserites Purged them from military
Mar 11 Deputy PM Sadi said Kurds would remain under govt authority for foreign economic
and military affairs during negotiations with Mullah Mustafa Barzani He said he would accept decentralization
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Mar 19 Iraq sent delegation to Syria to talk about uniting two countries
Mar 21 Army burned Kurdish village in Kirkuk district and National Guard attacked another
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Mar 30 Kurdish delegation headed by Talabani arrived in Baghdad for more talks about
Kurdish rights Govt refused to meet with Talabani
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Apr 6 Iraq Syria Egypt started talks about uniting three countries Nasser didn’t want to share
power with Baath so talks stalled
Apr 17 Iraq made initial agreement for union with Egypt
Apr 24 Kurdish delegation headed by Talabani met with govt PM Bakr talked about national
decentralization instead of Kurdish rights
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 1 Kurds met with PM Bakr again Swore on Quran that govt had no bad intentions after
Kurds received word govt preparing new offensive Talabani asked to talk with Egypt’s Nasser about Kurdish demands Bakr said he would propose it to Revolutionary Command Council
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 6 Soviet Union said it supported Mustafa Barzani
May 16 Jalal Talabani went to Egypt to Lobby Gen Nasser to support Kurds Got nothing
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 23 Curfew imposed and security zones set up around oil installations in north in
preparation for new offensive against Mullah Mustafa Barzani
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 25 Arif govt announced it foiled a coup plot
May 25 Talabani met with Egypt’s Nasser to talk about Kurdish demands 1st time Kurds got
audience in wider Arab world
Jun 6 Army artillery fired at Mount Azmer, Sulaymaniya at Barzani’s forces Kurdish
delegation met with MP Bakr in Baghdad who denied any attack happened
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 7 Arif govt issued ultimatum to Barzani but also offered amnesty for his followers
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 9 Arif govt began arresting Kurds in Baghdad and moving Kurdish soldiers from north to
south in preparation for new clash with Barzani
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 10 Arif govt launched offensive against Mullah Mustafa Barzani
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 12 Soviet Union condemned Arif govt military campaign against Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 13 Govt forces attacked Dohuk killing 165 Peshmerga
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 17 Kurds blew up two il wells in Kirkuk province during Barzani revolt
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 20 Kurdish minister resigned from Arif govt while Kurdish officers in military and govt
officials suspended due to new Barzani revolt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 22 Govt forces captured Saqsaq and Tobzawa from Barzanis Kurds raided military camp
in Kirkuk city Bombed Rasheed Camp in Baghdad
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 30 Barzani said 167 villages had been destroyed and 643 civilians killed by Iraqi air force
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 30 Report that Syrian Air Force flying bombing missions with Iraqi Air Force against
Kurds
Jul 3 Communist uprising at Rasheed military camp in Baghdad against Baathists
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jul 9 Soviet Union accused Arif govt of genocide against Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jul 30 Arif govt re-opened talks with Barzani after military campaign stalled
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Aug 1 Army took Zebar during Barzani revolt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Aug 4 Army took Barzan during Barzani revolt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Aug 10 Army took Zakho during Barzani revolt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Aug 12 Iraqi army secured Zakho Barzan and Ruwanduz Gorge and all of Sulaymaniya
province during Barzani revolt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Aug 30 Barzani rejected terms offered by Arif govt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Sep 28 Damascus announced it would work to merge Syria and Iraq
Nov 1 Wandawi head of Baathist National Guard dismissed in fallout between nationalist
and Baathist coup members He refused to step down and threatened to bomb Baath HQ Baath officers in military backed Wandawi and arrested Baath civilian leaders
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Nov 11 Baath election put moderates in control and Secretary General Ali Sadi was exiled to
Spain Sadi’s supporters protested, Baath militia went on rampage Attacked Rasheed military base in Baghdad Sadi’s supporters in air force bombed presidential palace in Baghdad
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Nov 12 Baath founder Aflaq arrived in Iraq to solve internal Baath dispute
Nov 13 Baath National Guard commander Wandawi began bombing Rasheed Camp
while Guard rampaged through Baghdad
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Nov 13 Baath Secretary General Sadi said party run by new 15 member council headed
by General Bakr
Nov 14 Baath meeting voided Nov 11 election that exiled Sec Gen Sadi and exiled two of
Sadi’s opponents to Lebanon Sadi said he was returning to Baghdad with Syrian Baathists
Nov 15 Arif govt began arresting Baathist National Guard members
Nov 18 Pres Arif removed Baathists from positions in govt including PM Bakr Baath
National Guard militia rose up in Baghdad, Mosul and Kirkuk Head of Baath National Guard Wandawi bombed Presidential Palace Escaped to Syria afterward
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Nov 20 Pres Arif put down Baathist National Guard revolt in Basra Baghdad Mosul
Nov 20 Tahir Yahya became PM, held office 2 times
Nov 21 Syria said it would send 2nd army brigade to help fight Barzani revolt if Baghdad
asked Arif govt said no
Nov 21 New govt led by PM Yahya said it wanted peace with Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Nov 27 Syrian govt said it was withdrawing its army brigade from Iraq that was helping fight
Kurds
Dec 24 Arif govt promised to settle problems with foreign oil companies
1964
Jan 31 Barzani met with Sulaymaniya governor Govt said it would accept Kurdish rights
release political prisoners Kurds would allow govt officials to return to Kurdsitan
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Feb 10 Pres Arif agreed to ceasefire with Mulla Mustafa Barzani and that Kurdish rights
would be recognized in provisional constitution
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Feb 12 Kurdish minister in Arif govt announced ceasefire with Barzani had begun
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Feb 14 Iraqi ambassador to France said economic blockade against Kurds was ending and that
Kurdish govt officials and workers who had been suspended were reinstated
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Feb 15 Arif govt and Mustafa Barzani started talks to try to end KDP revolt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Feb 18 Radio Baghdad said 450 Kurdish prisoners would be released
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Mar 1 Arif govt said 1,200 Kurds had been released
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Mar 16 Arif govt granted amnesty to Kurds who took part in Barzani revolt since 1961
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 3 New provisional constitution said Iraq a democratic-socialist government but
power was still with Pres Arif Siad Kurds had national rights KDP demanded autonomy Barzani said constitution didn’t recognize Kurdish rights
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 26 Pres Arif established Joint Presidency Council with Egypt in failed attempt to
unite 2 countries under pan-Arabism
Jun 5 Talked opened between PM Yahya and Mullah Mustafa Barzani He asked for
democratically elected parliament and executive for Kurdish areas Yahya said elections could wait until 1967 when general vote supposed to happen Barzani refused to disband KDP Yahya agreed constitution should recognize Kurdish people as equals to Arabs Kurdish irregulars would be disbanded Army withdrawn from parts of north Kurdish language would be used in Kurdish schools Govt never followed through
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 12 Pres Arif announced end of talks with Egypt to unite with Iraq Also said Mullah
Mustafa Barzani was following govt agreements while KDP wanted war
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 18 New govt formed by PM Yahya
Jul 14 Pres Arif announced pan-Arab Iraqi Arab Socialist Union party
Jul 14 Pres Arif nationalizes banks and insurance companies
Sep 5 Baathist plot against Pres Arif led by Ali Salah Sadi discovered and 3,000 Baathists
arrested Gen Bakr Gen Tikrit Col Latif accused of involvement and removed
Oct 4 Mullah Mustafa Barzani held Kurdish meeting Agreed Arif govt had done nothing so
Kurds had to create own autonomous zone
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Oct 11 Mullah Mustafa Barzani accused Arif govt of failing to follow through with promises
and Arabizing oil areas of Irbil and Kirkuk
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Nov 14 PM Yahya announced new govt with goal of uniting Iraq and Egypt
1965
Jan 6 Pres Arif ended martial law that had been in effect since 1958 coup
Jan 26 Pres Arif announced he was ending special powers given to him in May 1963
Feb 22 After lobbying by Arif govt Egypt’s Gen Nasser called on Mullah Mustafa Barzani to
end his revolt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Apr 3 PM Yahya told Egypt’s Gen Nasser Iraq was about to launch offensive against Kurds
Nasser objected believing it would weaken Arab front he was trying to create against Israel
Apr 5 Arif govt launched military offensive against Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 9 Pres Arif said some military units would be under Arab High Command and would
send troops to Egypt in effort against Israel Never happened because of coup plots and war vs Kurds
Jun 15 Iraqi pilot in Texas for training killed Likely by Mossad that was trying to get Iraqis to
defect and fly MiG-21 to Israel
Jun 23 Monarchist coup plot announced foiled by Arif govt
Jun 30 Arif govt claimed plot by Communists and Kurds in Mosul had been discovered
Jul 1 National Guidance Minister Farham removed and other Nasserite ministers resigned
from Arif govt
Jul 6 Iraqi pilot killed by Mossad after refusing to defect to Israel with a MiG-21 Was 2nd pilot
killed by Israelis
Jul 7 Kurds claimed they were using artillery for first time against govt forces
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Aug 14 Pres Arif said Revolutionary Command Council disbanded and elections would be
held soon
Aug 21 Col Fakhry retired and 318 officers arrested for being in an underground political
group linked to Communists
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Aug 29 Arif govt announced 72 people tried for plot Claimed Communists KDP and other
banned groups behind it
Sep 3 PM Yahya resigned
Sep 5 Imam Khomeini arrived in Najaf from Turkey spending next 13 years in Iraq He
gained support of cleric Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim
Sep 5 Pres Arif announced new govt with air force chief of staff Gen Razzaq as prime
minister and Defense Minister to placate Nasserites mad at end of Iraq-Egypt unity talks Razzaq began plotting coup
Sep 9 PM Razzaq announced Revolutionary Command Council disbanded Powers transferred
to cabinet and National Defense Council created under Pres Arif
Sep 15 PM Razzaq planed for Iraqi air force planes to intercept Pres Arif while he was flying
to Morocco for Arab League Summit and overthrow govt
Sep 17 PM Razzaq attempted coup vs Col Arif discovered and had to flee Razzaq was mad at
Arif for not uniting Iraq with Egypt
Sep 21 Coup plot by PM Razzaq discovered He fled to Egypt Pres Arif purged 3,000 Baathists
from govt afterward
Sep 21 Abdul al-Bazzaz became PM
Sep 23 PM Bazzaz announced 16 officers arrested 29 fled country 29 civilians arrested for
Razzaq coup plot
Oct 22 Gen Nasser said he supported Iraqi govt against Mustafa Barzani’s Kurdish rebellion
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
1966
Jan 8 Govt forces attacked Kurds in Panjwin
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jan 18 Iraqi army withdrew after heavy casualties from campaign against Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Feb 11 Iraqi pilot died in Germany Likely killed by Mossad after refusing to defect to Israel
with a MiG-21 3rd Iraqi pilot killed
Feb 18 Mullah Mustafa Barzani sent memo to UN claiming Arif govt carrying out scorched
earth campaign against Kurds Got no support
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
Apr 13 Pres Arif died in helicopter crash
Apr 17 Abd Rahman Arif elected president to replace his dead brother PM Bazzaz formed
new govt Disagreed on how to deal with Mullah Mustafa Barzani
Apr 17 Mullah Mustafa Barzani announced month long truce to see how new govt would act
towards Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Apr 25 PM Bazzaz said Kurds hard right to language and nationalism but not separation
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Apr 27 Pres Arif said Kurds would never have autonomy but did want talks
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 4 PM Bazzaz push for negotiations with Kurds overruled by military Govt launched new
offensive against Kurds aimed at sealing border with Iran
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 11 Barzanis forces destroyed army brigade during new govt offensive shaking morale of
army Largely ended campaign
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 16 Def Min Gen Shurki said Kurds were defeated New campaign actually failed
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 21 Kurds bombed Kirkuk oil pipeline but did little damage
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
May 23 Arif govt called on Kurds to surrender or face annihilation
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 15 KDP defeated govt forces near Hendrin
Jun 15 PM Bazzaz made national speech saying Baghdad was ready to recognize Kurdish
nationalism and rights
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 19 Pres Arif met with Jalal Talabani Promised Kurdish rights in provisional constitution
Govt thought Talabani represented Kurds when he didn’t He’d just broken with Barzani
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 21 Govt newspaper announced offensive vs Kurds was over and talks underway
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 26 Arif govt announced amnesty for Kurds involved in revolt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 29 Ex-Gen Razzaq attempted coup Seized air base and had 4th Division march on
Baghdad
Jun 29 PM Bazzaz announced 12 point program for Kurds Barzani accepted terms
Jun 29 Some 10,000 killed and 80,000 displaced during fighting between Kurds and
govt from 1961-1966
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jun 30 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
Aug 6 PM Bazzaz forced to resign Pushed out by officers who didn’t like him moving away
from Egypt and towards Turkey and Iran slowing down nationalization program and talks with Kurds
Aug 9 Col Naji Talib became PM Proved to be completely ineffective and was later
removed
Sep 8 Naji Talib became new PM
Sep 21 PM Talib said he would follow through with ex-PM Bazzaz’s 12 point program with
Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
1967
Jan 25 Pres Johnson met 5 Iraqi generals and Iraqi Amb Hani at White House and said
that they would build closer ties
Feb 13 Pres Arif speech declared Freedom Socialism and Unity belonged to no party
co-opting Baathist slogans
Feb 24 Arif govt put military on alert for possible war vs Israel
Mar 24 Pres Arif ordered some units of the Iraqi military to be put on alert as tensions grew
between Israel and Egypt
May 10 PM Naji Talib was forced to resign by military Pres Abdul Rahman Arif became
PM
May 17 Commander Iraqi air force put two squadrons on alert for deployment to Jordan in
anticipation of Arab-Israeli War
(Musings On Iraq Review Hawker Hunters At War, Iraq and Jordan , 1958-1967)
(Musings On Iraq review Wings of Iraq, Volume 1: The Iraqi Air Force, 1931-1970)
May 30 Egypt’s Nasser and Jordan’s King Hussein called Pres Arif asking him to deploy Iraqi
forces to Jordan for war with Israel Arif agreed to send 1 armored div and 3 squadrons of jets
May 31 Jordan invited Iraqi army to deploy troops in its territory for war with Israel
Jun 1 Iraq Foreign Minister Pachachi met with US officials about growing tension with
Israel before 1967 Arab-Israel War
Jun 1 Jordan allowed 2 Iraqi squadrons of jets to deploy to its territory before Arab-Israeli
War
Jun 4 Iraqi pilots briefed on 2 Israeli airfields they were to attack Intel was poor mostly from
before 1948 Were told Egyptian-led war plan was to allow Israelis to attack first
(Musings On Iraq Review Hawker Hunters At War, Iraq and Jordan , 1958-1967)
(Musings On Iraq review Wings of Iraq, Volume 1: The Iraqi Air Force, 1931-1970)
Jun 4 Iraqi army division set off to deploy to Jordan for Six Day War
Jun 4 Egypt told Iraq Arab forces would not attack first but wait for Israel to act
Jun 5 Israeli attacked Egypt starting Six Day War
Jun 5 Israel bombed Iraqi army brigade in Jordan Became combat ineffective
Jun 5 Iraqi airplanes attacked Jezreel Valley and Afula Israel to little effect Hit Kfar Sirkin air
base destroying transports and breaking up Israeli paratrooper op Israelis and Jordanians claimed Jordanian planes carried out raid but its air force was not in war yet
(Musings On Iraq Review Hawker Hunters At War, Iraq and Jordan , 1958-1967)
(Musings On Iraq review Wings of Iraq, Volume 1: The Iraqi Air Force, 1931-1970)
Jun 5 Israeli airplanes attacked H-3 airbase in Anbar Were intercepted by Iraqi planes Israelis
claimed they destroyed 12 Iraqi planes Iraq actually lost 6
Jun 6 Iraqi jets set off for Jenin and raid on Israeli air base Couldn’t find targets in Jenin and
attacked Israeli tank column instead Bombed Iraqi military installation by mistake because couldn’t find air base Another plane bombed a town because couldn’t find Israeli base 1 Iraqi bomber destroyed on way home crashing into Israeli base 2nd Iraqi wave bombed 2 towns because couldn’t find Israeli base
(Musings On Iraq Review Hawker Hunters At War, Iraq and Jordan , 1958-1967)
(Musings On Iraq review Wings of Iraq, Volume 1: The Iraqi Air Force, 1931-1970)
Jun 6 Israel hit H-3 air base twice in Anbar Led to dog fight Israel claimed it destroyed 16-24
Iraqi planes Later said destroyed almost entire Iraqi air force Actually only 1 Iraqi plane destroyed when crashed
Jun 6 8th Iraqi Brigade tried to cross Damiya Bridge destroyed by Israeli air strike
Jun 7 Iraqi air force turned back Israeli attack upon H-3 air base in western Anbar Israelis
shot down 2 Iraqi planes Iraqis shot down 3 Israeli jets
(Musings On Iraq Review Hawker Hunters At War, Iraq and Jordan , 1958-1967)
(Musings On Iraq review Wings of Iraq, Volume 1: The Iraqi Air Force, 1931-1970)
Jun 7 Iraq broke diplomatic relations with U.S. after defeat in Arab-Israeli War
Jul 10 Pres Arif resigned as PM after humiliation of 1967 Arab-Israeli War General Tahir
Yahya became PM 2nd time Was later charged with corruption
Aug 16 Law No 97 gave more power to Iraqi National Oil Company
Sep 6 Baath demonstration called for renewing war with Israel after Khartoum
resolution called for continued confrontation
Sep 6 5 ministers objected to Iraq restarting oil sales to West and 6th minister upset with Kurd
policy quit Arif govt
Sep 25 Arif govt sent delegation to France to buy weapons after defeat in 1967 Arab-Israeli
War and inability to bring Kurdish revolt under control
Oct 1 Law No. 123 gave Iraqi National Oil Company more power and right to develop
north Rumaila oil field
Nov 24 Iraq signed deal with France ERAP to develop North Rumaila oil field
Dec 3 Arif govt issued new press law restricting freedom of the media to try to control
opposition to govt Shut down all private newspapers and replaced them with 5 govt ones
1968
Jan 12 Baghdad Univ student strike demanded return to parliamentary govt and elections led
by Baath and Communists
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jan 13 6 ministers from Pres Arif’s govt resigned after anti-govt protests demanded
return to democracy
Jan 14 After Barzani sent letter to Paris protesting against proposed French-Iraq arms deal
French parliament said it wouldn’t sell weapons to Iraq out of fear they would be used against Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Feb 7 General de Gaulle met President Arif in Paris and signed arms agreement
Mar 5 Barzani and Talabani forces fought in Raniya area
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Apr 6 Arif govt set up military mission in France Signed deal to buy 54 Mirage jets and 46
Alouette helicopters Was in response to defeat in 1967 Arab-Israeli War and inability to put down Kurdish revolt Iraqi Air Force cancelled deal complaining jets were too expensive and training would take too long
(Musings On Iraq review Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service With The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988)
Apr 10 Pres Arif said Iraqi National Oil Company would develop North Rumaila oil field
without the Iraqi Petroleum Company
Apr 12 Jalal Talabani’s forces launched attack upon army unit Wanted Baghdad to blame
Barzani
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Apr 16 Baath Nasserites and other army officials called for coalition govt and return of
Parliament and dismiss PM Yahya
May 6 Arif govt said elections that were delayed in 1964 and 1967 would be delayed again
until 1970
May 28 Communist uprising began in southern Marshes
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
May 30 Iraqi army arrived in southern marshes to put down Communist uprising
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jun 15 Amid growing anti-Arif govt activity PM Yahya resigned but was asked to stay on
Jun 25 2 Kurdish ministers resigned over PM Yahya’s Kurdish policy
Jul 6 3rd Kurdish minister resigned over PM Yahya’s Kurdish policy
Jul 12 PM Yahya threatened to resign over divisions within military that would lead to 1968
coup Pres Arif asked Yahya to form new govt
Jul 14 Coup against Pres Arif planned but called off after army officers backed out
Baath would not drop coup
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Jul 15 PM Yahya resigned over divisions within military over running country that
would eventually lead to coup
Jul 16 Resigned PM Yahya formed new govt
Jul 16 Pres Arif asked head of military intel Col Naif and Col Daud commander of
Republican Guard if they were involved in Baath coup They said no
Jul 16 Baath meeting after coup was called off Head of military intelligence Col Naif said
he would join plot if he became PM Was agreed upon
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Jul 17 Baath coup overthrew Pres Arif Gen Bakr became president Col Naif PM Col
Daud Defense Minister
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
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