This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 9 Iraq held victory celebration for end of Iran-Iraq War

(National Interest)

 

1914 US consulate report Martial law declared in Baghdad Vilayet would provide 15,000

recruits for war Ottomans called on all Muslims to serve

World Bank Warns Iraq’s Economy Inherently Unstable

Most international reports on Iraq’s economy follow a similar pattern. They lay out the current situation, have something rosy to say about the future and then adds a suggestion for change which has no connection to the country’s political realities. The World Bank issued a paper which is decidedly pessimistic in outlook and warns that the nation’s lack of reform and oil dependency will have long term negative consequences.

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 8 Iraqi army executed captured Assyrians Looted villages along with Kurds

 

1920 TE Lawrence wrote piece for Observer newspaper criticizing UK for trying to block self govt

in Iraq Said UK wasting money and solution was to get rid of chief political officer Wilson and set up a more efficient administration

New U.S. Report Says Islamic State Only Concerned With Surviving

The latest quarterly report on Operation Inherent Resolve to the United States Congress has just been released. It says that the Islamic State is degraded in both Iraq and Syria and its sole focus is upon survival.

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 7 US sent troops to Saudi Arabia after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait

(Britannica)

 

1933 Kurds began attacking and killing Assyrians in Dohuk and Zakho

(Musings On Iraq review The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)

(Musings On Iraq review State and Society in Iraq)

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 6 Captured Assyrians were executed by Iraqi army

 

1920 UK Cabinet decided to send Sir Percy Cox to Baghdad to help deal with 1920 Revolt

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 5 Pres Bush said Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait would not stand

 

1933 Iraqi army swept through Jebel Behkair executed any Assyrians found

(Musings On Iraq review The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)

(Musings On Iraq review State and Society in Iraq)