This Day In Iraqi History – Sep 28

1915 British defeated Ottomans at Battle of Es Sinn driving them back to Kut,

            Wasit

1917 2^nd Battle of Ramadi started between Ottomans and British

1980 Saddam offered ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War if Iran accepted Iraq’s gains

1980 Saddam said he wanted Iran to recognize its territory water rights non-aggression

            and non-interference in internal affairs

1980 Tehran rejected Iraq’s ceasefire proposal

1980 Saddam wanted to seize territory in western Iran in quick war and then thought

            it would be over

1980 1^st time UN Security Council discussed Iran-Iraq War Iraq’s UN amb blamed Iran

            for war saying it violated treaties and attacked Iraqi territory

1980 UN Resolution 479 called for cease-fire in Iran-Iraq War Rejected by Iran

1980 Muslim countries’ committee visited Baghdad to try to mediate Iran-Iraq War

1980 Soviet Tass news agency criticized Iraq invading Iran as undermining

            national liberation movements in Middle East

2003 Rice and Powell said that US had lots of new intel on Iraq’s WMD since 1998

            when inspectors left in response to criticism

2003 Rice said were always questions about Iraq’s nuke program but no question it

            had WMD

2003 Report DIA review found defectors provided by INC invented & exaggerated

            info about Iraq’s WMD

2004 Blair said intelligence on Iraq’s WMD was wrong but getting rid of Saddam

            was right

2004 Report Jan 03 Natl Intel Council issued 2 reports saying US invasion of Iraq

            would increase support for Islamism Could lead to insurgency

2008 SIIC Governor of Dhi Qar came out against establishing Tribal Support Councils

            there because seen as tools of Maliki

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