1980 Iran and Iraq temporarily stopped oil shipments due to
attacks on each
others’
facilities
1980 Saddam letter to UN Said Iran refused to recognize
Iraqi territory and sovereignty
to explain
war
1980 Muslim countries created committee to try to mediate
Iran-Iraq War
1981 Iranian forces encircled Iraqi forces around Abadan
breaking siege 600-1500
Iraqis
killed 2500 captured 3000 Iranian dead
1981 International Atomic Energy Agency condemned Israel’s
destruction of Osirak
nuclear
reactor & suspended aid to Israel
2001 Bush told Rumsfeld to review military plans against
Iraq
2002 Bush told Congressmen Iraq had WMD and building
facilities to make more
2002 Powell told Senate Foreign Relations Comm about
Iraq-Niger uranium deal was
proof had
nuke program
2002 Rumsfeld said Iraq had active WMD programs
2002 Rumsfeld said bulletproof confirmation of ties between
Iraq and Al Qaeda
2002 Powell told Senate Iraq tried to buy aluminum tubes for
nuke program
2002 Pentagon and intel officials questioned White House
claims of Iraq-Al Qaeda
ties in the
press
2004 Iraqi National Guard commander in Diyala arrested by US
for ties to insurgency
2005 NSC report on Iraq Security better but insurgents
adapting Not enough US troops
PM Jaafari
not doing well
2006 NSC report Interior Ministry carrying out extra
judicial killings
View the Iraq History Timeline
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