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1921 Referendum finished that picked Faisal as king British
fixed results
(Musings
On Iraq review Empires of the Sand, The Struggle For Mastery In The Middle
East 1789-1923)
1921 Gertrude Bell wrote that Kurds in Irbil and Mosul had
voted for Faisal in referendum and
in return they would get Kurdish
officials
(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)
(Musings
On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy
and Hope)
1922 Cabinet resigned due to king allowing anti-Anglo-Iraq
Treaty opposition to spread
1927 Report Assyrians refused to settle in northern Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq review The Tragedy of the
Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq review State and Society in
Iraq)
1933 Interior Min Suleiman went to Dohuk and Amadiya to try
to stop killing of Assyrians
1933 3 days of looting of Assyrian villages in Al Qosh by
Kurd Arab and Yazidi tribes ended
1933 Arabs attacked 2 Chaldean Christian villages near
Assyrian ones in Al Qosh
(Musings
On Iraq review Christianity in Iraq)
1937 PM Sulaiman called
for officers responsible for Gen Sidqi’s assassination to be put on trial
Pan-Arab
officers threatened revolt in Mosul if happened
1937 Pan-Arab
officers contacted cmdrs in Diwaniya Kirkuk Sulaymaniya to block any moves if
Mosul
revolt started vs PM Sulaiman Gen Sidqi’s followers wanted war Baghdad
command split which meant end of PM Sulaiman
1949 Syrian Pres
Zaim overthrown by military in coup backed by Iraq Regent Ilah thought this
opened door to Iraq-Syrian unity where he could become king of Syria
1954 Interior Min closed 15 papers and magazines in Baghdad
Part of PM Said’s crackdown on
political freedoms
1965 Pres Arif said Revolutionary Command Council disbanded
and elections would be
held soon
1985 Iraq started air campaign against Kharg Island Iran’s
main oil terminal Would last 4 months
Dropped capacity by 1/3 Iran moved
most of its shipping south as a result
(Musings
On Iraq review Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service With
The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988)
(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)
1990 Saddam wrote Iranian Pres Rafsanjani that Iraq would
begin unilateral withdrawal of
its troops from Iranian territory
1998 Iraq found violating UN sanctions by smuggling oil
(Musings
On Iraq review Invisible War, The United States And The Iraq Sanctions)
1998 Washington Post report UN chief Butler had followed US
instructions to hold back on
inspections
because Clinton admin didn’t want confrontations with Saddam
2002 National Security Presidential Directive included
liberating people of Iraq and spreading democracy
(Musings
On Iraq review Overreach, Delusions of Regime Change In Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq review What Happened, Inside the Bush White House and
Washington’s Culture of Deception)
(Musings
On Iraq review Iraq’s Future The
aftermath of regime change)
(Musings
On Iraq review Leap of Faith, Hubris
Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
(Musings
On Iraq review Wanting War: Why the
Bush Administration Invaded Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq review Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq review The Assassins’ Gate, America In Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq Overview of America’s Policy Towards Iraq: From The Clinton Years
To The
Sectarian War of
2006)
2002 NSC meeting Sec State Powell said US had to build
coalition against Iraq Said Bush should
address Iraq in his UN speech on
9/12/02 VP Cheney said Bush’s UN speech should attack organization for inaction
on Iraq Natl Sec Adv Rice agreed with both
2003 UN Resolution 1500 created UN Assistance Mission for
Iraq (UNAMI) Said Iraqi Governing
Council important step to Iraq
self-governance
2003 US intel officer wrote memo saying that “gloves are
coming off” in interrogating Iraqi prisoners
2005 US Amb Khalizad accused Iran of attempting to subvert Iraq
after US forces seized EFPs in south
Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq How Iran Used Explosively Formed Projectiles (EFPs) To Influence
events In Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq A History Of Iranian Weapons Shipments To Iraq Interview With
Arkenstone Blog’s Galen Wright)
(Musings
On Iraq Iran’s Policy Towards Iraq)
2005 Kurds marched in Irbil Kirkuk Dohuk Sulaymaniya calling
for Kurdish self determination control
of Kirkuk and disputed areas
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq
After America, Strongmen, Sectarians, Resistance)
2006 PM Maliki told US Iraq cmdr Gen Casey civil war was
easier to deal with then Baathists who were
attempting to overthrow his govt
(Musings
On Iraq US Army History of Iraq War Vol 1 – Chapter 20 Baghdad Burns,
Summer-Fall 2006)
2006 US police training program offered plan to crack down
on death squads and kidnappings by Interior
Min by reviewing each police
battalion
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Jerry Burke police and Interior Min adviser on how
Badr took over Interior Ministry)
(Musings
On Iraq review The U.S. Army In The Iraq War: Volume 1, Invasion,
Insurgency, Civil
War, 2003-2006)
2006 After threat by insurgents only around 100 of
Fallujah’s 1700 police showed up to duty
2006 Protest in Basra over lack of electricity during summer
heat Clashed with police
2006 Zafaraniya Baghdad attacked by insurgents who forced
out most Shiites
(Musings
On Iraq review Voices From Iraq, A
People’s History, 2003-2009)
2007 4 suicide truck bombs hit Kahtaniya and Jazeera in
Sinjar district killed 796 Yazidis and wounded
almost 1,500 Was deadliest bombing
in Iraq since 2003
(Musings
On Iraq review Suicide Bombers In Iraq, The Strategy and Ideology of
Martyrdom)
2007 100 soldiers kidnapped Oil Ministry officials from govt
compound in Baghdad including Dep Oil
Minister
2008 Report election official said ISF intimidating people
registering to vote In Sadr City police officer
demanded that voter registration
director turn over names and addresses of voters
2008 UK deployed troops along Basra-Iran border to try to
interdict arms smuggling from Iran
(Musings
On Iraq A History Of Iranian Weapons Shipments To Iraq Interview With
Arkenstone Blog’s Galen Wright)
2009 PM Maliki told reporters that they had to cooperate
with govt and not criticize it
2009 KRG said Al-Hadbaa ruling party in Ninewa supported
ethnic cleansing of Kurds and
Christians Blamed it for insurgent
attacks in province and 2000 deaths
(Musings
On Iraq Tit For Tat In Ninewa)
(Musings
On Iraq Arab-Kurdish Divide Over New Ninewa Provincial Council)
2013 Report After
2003 Sunnis felt marginalized Were treated as group 1st time Quota
system in govt
made Sunnis minority partner which they couldn’t accept Had to change
view of state and society to communal one Some pushed for political
participation Others for insurgency Increased feelings of exclusion because no
unified leadership Raised profile of local clerics and sheikhs Felt singled out
as Baathists and terrorists Felt targeted by govt Didn’t believe in politicians
because achieved little Increased move towards insurgency to gain power/rights
2010 Sunnis voted in large numbers Iraqiya won election but outmaneuvered by PM
Maliki Dec 2011 Maliki issued warrant for VP Hashemi Maliki attempted to
control provinces and local ISF Blocked autonomous moves by Diyala and
Salahaddin Jun 2012 Iraqiya failed at no confidence vote vs Maliki Party fell
apart afterward in part due to Maliki’s divide and conquer policy Increased
divisions amongst Sunnis Syrian war increased sectarianism amongst Sunnis
2013 Report Sunni
protests started in Fallujah Dec 2012 after Maliki had Finance Min Issawi’s
bodyguards arrested Spread to Other parts of Anbar Salahaddin Kirkuk
Ninewa Jan and Mar 2013 clashes between protesters and ISF in Fallujah and
Mosul Protests led by religious leaders sheikhs politicians insurgents Meant
many agendas Tribes and clerics wanted more power vs those connected to Baghdad
Insurgents wanted to exploit protests Split Iraqiya over cooperating or
opposing PM Maliki Protests split over getting concessions from Maliki
autonomous regions or insurgency Lack of united leadership led Maliki to try
divide and conquer Set up committees to deal with demands Attacked protests for
trying to divide Iraq Insurgents used Apr raid on Hawija protest camp to turn
people towards violence Naqshibandi Islamic Army ISI launched attacks afterward
(Musings
On Iraq Is Iraq’s Prime Minister Becoming A Dictator? An Interview With
Kirk Sowell Of Inside Iraqi Politics)
2014 PM Maliki agreed to step down after elections Was under
pressure from US and Ayatollah Sistani
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq
After America, Strongmen, Sectarians, Resistance)
2014 Report Iranian representative met with Ayatollah
Sistani start of Aug Sistani said PM Maliki had to
go Iran agreed and started working
to replace him Maliki still wanted to be PM because his State of Law won
plurality of votes Dawa delegation went to Iran and suggested Haidar Abadi as
new PM Iran wanted Shiite parties to re-unite
2014 Yazidis who fled Sinjar blamed local Arabs from 3
tribes for helping IS kill them
2014 US airstrikes helped YPG take Jabal Sinjar Trapped
Yazidis their escaped
2015 Ayatollah Sistani’s office said PM Abadi needed to
reform judiciary
(Musings
On Iraq A Review Of Iraq Premier Abadi’s Reform Program Interview With
Reidar Visser)
2015 Protests in Maysan Kirkuk Salahaddin Basra Karbala
Najaf Dhi Qar Babil Baghdad Diwaniya Wasit
Diyala demanding better services
and fighting corruption Some attacked by gunmen
2015 Journalists said that Baghdad Operations Command
stormed their office and told them not to cover
protests
2015 VP Maliki gave interview Said protests were
anti-religious
2015 UN called on Iraq to close secret prisons Reviewed
torture and abuse Asked Iraqi officials to
name 1 person jailed for torture
Found none Iraq denied torture happened Muthanna secret prison in Baghdad
discovered in 2011 still open UN watched 92 trials Jan-Jun 2014 where 50
defendants said they were tortured Judges did nothing even though illegal
2015 Report PM Abadi’s reform program almost same as reforms
proposed in 2006 2010 2014
None had details on how to carry
out changes 1 Abadi reform doing away with VPs part of power struggle with
Maliki who was VP Constitution created VPs and deputy PMs which Abadi wanted to
abolish Wouldn’t make any real change Abadi’s reforms also concentrated power
in his hands to dismiss officials Called for reforming judiciary then said
judges could come up with their own plan Called for anti-corruption agencies to
go after corruption When protests ended and summer ended talk of reform will
disappear That’s what happened
(Musings
On Iraq A Review Of Iraq Premier Abadi’s Reform Program Interview With
Reidar Visser)
2016 Report
Salahaddin govt said ISF and Hashd stopped people returning to Yathrib Accused
them of burning homes and farms Dep Speaker said deal made with Samarra
Ops Command and security leaders to allow displaced back
2017 Asayesh broke into anti-KRG independence referendum
office in Irbil Took documents Head
of group went into hiding afterward
due to threats
2017 Hashd spokesman said 90% of Hashd would take part in
Tal Afar op Said Turkey’s
opposition to Hashd didn’t matter
2017 Kataib Hezbollah said it would be watching US during
Tal Afar op Said US was helping IS
2017 Report ISF burned farmland destroyed homes tried to
force people out and displaced in
Tarmiya north Baghdad
2018 Protesters tried to storm West Qurna 2 oil field in
Basra ISF used gunfire to disperse people College
grads burned degrees in Irbil over
lack of jobs
2019 Report Jun Jul Aug x2 Sep ammo at Hashd bases blew up
due to poor storage Aug
twice in Sep Hashd fired rockets at
US consulate in Basra Jun fired rockets at foreign oil company camp in Basra
and Balad airbase in Salahaddin Jul IEDs on logistics convoys working for US
Aug western oil company workers hit with IED in Basra
2019 Dynasty Petroleum filed suit vs KRG and Natural
Resource Min Hawrami for
unlawful interference intimidation
breach of contract Had oil deal in Sulaymaniya Hawrami demanded 20-30% of deal
up front with extra payments to get deal Dynasty refused Qubad Talabani and
member of KRG oil council demanded Dynasty pay Hawrami PUK intel told to
intimidate company to make it pay
(Musings
On Iraq Corruption In Iraq An Interview With Stuart Bowen Special Inspector
General for Iraq Reconstruction)
(Musings
On Iraq Iraq’s Trouble Fighting Corruption Interview With Vincent Foulk
Former US Anti-Graft Official)
2020 Protest activist assassinated in Basra City as part of
intimidation campaign against
demonstrators Protest in
Sulaymaniya Called for provincial govt to resign
(Musings
On Iraq While PM Kazemi Visits Trump Pro-Iran Groups Target US And Kill
Protesters To Embarrass Govt)
(Musings
On Iraq Ebb And Flow Of Protests In Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq UN Report On Violence Against Iraqi Protesters)
(Musings On Iraq United Nations Faults Iraq For Failing To
Protect Protesters)
2020 Qaim Mayor said IS still operating in Anbar’s western
desert
2021 KRG said PM Kazemi agreed to send another monthly budget
payment Sent payment in Jul
KRG was not complying with budget
requirements Kazemi sent money to gain support of Kurds
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