This Day In Iraqi History – Nov 16

1914 British forces attacked Ottomans in Zain, Basra

1918 UK commissioner for Iraq Arnold Wilson wrote that Iraqis were happy with British

            occupation

1922 PM Gaylani’s second govt resigned

1930 Iraqi parliament ratified new Anglo-Iraq treaty ending British mandate but

            maintained British influence

1961 Mustafa Barzani asked for UN aid to Kurds

1980 Iraq sent letter to the Iran saying Baghdad was still following 1975 Algiers

            Accord on Shatt al-Arab and Tehran was violating it 

2004 Major fighting in 2^nd Battle of Fallujah said to be over

2005 Cheney said people that claimed US lied about causes of Iraq war undermined the troops

2005 White House rebutted NYTimes editorial that questioned pre-war WMD argument

            for Iraq war

2005 Sunni MP Falluji accused Iraqi forces of carrying out sectarian extra judicial killings

2006 Rumsfeld asked Gen Casey what was going on with National Police Casey

            said training was doing good but not their performance

2014 IS posted video of execution of American aid worker Peter Kassig

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