This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 12

1957 Meeting at Ayatollah Muhsin Hakim’s house founding Dawa Party

1958 Gen Qasim sent Arif to Germany as Iraq’s ambassador to eliminate him as

            opponent

1973 Israeli 210^th Div attacked Iraqi forces in Syria destroying 20 Iraqi tanks and

            forcing withdrawal

1973 Later in day Israeli and Iraqi tanks re-engaged forcing Israelis to withdraw

1973 3^rd engagement between Israelis and Iraqis forced Iraqis to withdraw

1973 Israel sent in paratroops 250km into Syria to disrupt Iraqi reinforcements

            moving to front & stopped their advance

1984 Saddam told Arabic newspaper he was ready to reestablish diplomatic relations

            with U.S.

1994 SCIRI claimed clashes between Iraqi forces and opposition in Diwaniya

2001 Wash Post article quoted INC that Iraq training terrorists on hijacking

airplanes at Salman Pak implying 9/11 connection

2003 Zarqawi hit Baghdad Hotel with suicide car bomb 8 dead 32 wounded

2004 4 Sadr leaders including Qais Khazali were refusing to follow ceasefire ending

            2^nd Battle of Najaf

2005 Report 1^st Bgd 6^th Div carrying out sectarian raids and attacks on Sunnis in

            WBaghdad

2006 Joint Chiefs head Gen Pace said Iraq forces increasing but violence going up

            Contradicted US strategy for Iraq

2006 Mujahedeen Shura Council joined 6 tribes to create Mutayibeen Coalition

2014 IS's Dabiq article justified enslavement of Yazidis

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Iraqi Forces Finish Hawija Now On To Western Anbar Again

The Hawija operation has officially ended. The Iraqi forces are now gearing up to return to west Anbar. The preparations are already underway to liberate the last area of Iraq under Islamic State control.

This Day In Iraqi History – Oct 11

1980 Iraq began second attack on Khorramshahr, Iran

1990 Pres Bush decided to give up on sanctions and use force to expel Iraq from

            Kuwait

1991 Iraq rejected UN Resolution 715 which extended UN weapons inspections and

            allowed cameras to be installed at former weapons sites

1996 Inspector report to UN Secretary General said Iraq had not fully disclosed its

            WMD and missile programs

2001 Blair told Bush talk of war with Iraq was undermining war in Afghanistan and

            Iraq could come later

2002 Putin said he supported new inspections in Iraq but doubted Saddam had WMD

2002 Senate passed resolution allowing use of force against Iraq

2002 CIA analysts complained to press they were being pressured by Pentagon about

            their Iraq assessments

2003 Sadrists held large demonstrations against occupation

2004 IAEA warned that nuclear materials had been looted in Iraq after invasion

2005 US agreement created committee to amend new constitution after it was passed

            to get Sunni support Amendments never happened

2006 NSC Iraq policy review called for surge in troops to secure Baghdad Diyala

            Anbar

2006 Bush said reason violence up in Iraq because US and Iraqi forces were on the

            offensive

2006 US Iraq Amb Khalizad said US didn't have forces to make new Baghdad

            security plan work

2015 KDP security refused to allow KRG Speaker of parliament from Gorran to enter

            Irbil city and attend parliament

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Security In Iraq Oct 1-7, 2017

Iraq continued to experience new lows in violence throughout the country. From October 1-7, 2017, there were the second lowest recorded number of security incidents and the fewest casualties of the year.

This Day In Iraqi History – Oct 10

1922 Anglo-Iraq Treaty signed Opposed by opposition who were anti-British

1941 Nuri al-Said became Iraq’s premier 3^rd time

1961 Qasim govt ended ground offensive to put down Mustafa Barzani’s Kurdish revolt

1982 Iran made 2^nd attack on Diyala Entered Mandali but forced out Aim was

            reaching Baghdad

1982 Iranian offensive recaptured 80 sq mi of Iranian territory from Iraqis

1984 Tariq Aziz complained that Western Europe was still sending military equipment

            to Iran despite US efforts to stop them

1986 Iran carried out commando raid on pipeline near Kirkuk

1994 Clinton decided to continue Bush’s policy of undermining Saddam

2002 UK intel report said that Iraq would only launch terrorism if attacked by US

            and couldn't use WMD outside its territory

2002 UK intel report said no cooperation between Iraq and Al Qaeda and attack on Iraq

            would lead to more terrorism and radicalization

2002 UK intel rejection of Iraq-Al Qaeda ties leaked to press

2002 US House of Representatives approved use of force resolution against Iraq

2003 Sadr announces his own shadow govt

2003 Sadrist funeral in Sadr City turned into anti-US demonstration of 10,000

2003 Cheney cited Iraq Survey Group report to claim that Iraq in material breach

            of UN resolutions and had WMD programs

2003 Cheney Iraq had a relationship with Al Qaeda and trained Al Qaeda in poisons

            and bomb making

2003 Cheney if Saddam still in power he would be training terrorists and producing

            WMD

2003 Powell said overwhelming evidence that Iraq violated UN resolutions about its

            WMD program

2003 Iraqi diplomat that went to Niger said his trip was about trade and breaking

            sanctions not buying uranium for nuke program

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Why Oil Ministry Only Iraq Govt Building Occupied By US During 03 Invasion

During the 2003 invasion of Iraq the Oil Ministry in Baghdad was the only government building occupied by the U.S. forces. The others were set afire and looted. Many interpreted this to mean that the Americans were only interested in Iraq’s natural resources. In fact, the offices were taken for military not political reasons.

This Day In Iraqi History – Oct 9

1969 Baath announced language and cultural concessions to Kurds as part

            of talks with Mullah Mustafa Barzani

1970 Tikriti removed as VP under Pres Bakr and retired from army Made Amb to

            Spain to get him out of country

2002 Bush told CENTCOM Cmdr Gen Franks he was not happy with Iraq war plan

2002 CIA Dir Tenet told Senate Intel Comm Iraq would only use WMD if regime

            was threatened

2002 Italian reporter gave US Embassy in Rome copies of documents on

            alleged Iraq-Niger uranium deal Were found to be fakes

2002 Ex-CIA agents complained to press that Bush admin using slanted intel to make

            case against Iraq

2003 Bush speech said Iraq doing better than most Americans thought & world better

            off without Saddam

2003 US forces raided Sadr office in Baghdad Got into gunfight with Mahdi Army

2003 Zarqawi hit Sadr City police station with suicide car bomb killing 10

2003 Spanish diplomat in Iraq assassinated

2003 Bush gave NatSecAdv Rice oversight of reconstruction program Congress then

            barred Rice from that duty

2006 Mujahedeen Shura Council announced Mutayibeen Coalition to unite insurgents

            and tribes

2015 Protests in Baghdad Babil Karbala Najaf Qadisiyah Muthanna Dhi Qar Maysan

            Wasit Basra Diyala for reform

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