This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 8

1914 British troops after landing at Fao Peninsula captured Ottoman Fao Fort

2001 NY Times talked with 2 Iraqi defectors from INC claimed Mukhabarat trained to

attack US and produced WMD

2001 Frontline airs “Gunning for Saddam” show full of conspiracies about Iraq behind

            9/11 and should be attacked

2001 PBS interviewed Ex Iraq nuke scientist Khidhir Hamza who said Iraq behind 9/11

2001 PBS interviewed Richard Perle who said Saddam most dangerous man in world

            because he could use WMD against US

2001 PBS interviewed w/Ex-CIA Chief Woolsey who said Iraq probably behind Al Qaeda

            and 95 World Trade Center bombing

2001 PBS interviewed  author Laurie Mylroie Said Iraq behind Al Qaeda

2001 PBS interviewed 2 Iraqi defectors who said Iraq trained foreign terrorists to

            hijack planes and thus behind 9/11

2002 UN Resolution 1441 said Iraq was in violation of previous resolutions and

            authorized new weapons inspections anywhere in Iraq

2003 Red Cross withdrew most of its staff after Zarqawi bombing

2004 2 Marine regiments started attack in 2^nd Battle of Fallujah clearing northern

            section of city

2004 Zarqawi believed to have fled Fallujah during 2^nd battle for city

2004 Battle of Mosul began

2004 Rumsfeld said most of Iraq stable with violence only in 4 of 18 provinces

2005 Another one of Saddam’s lawyers was killed in an ambush

2006 National Security Advisor Hadley memo to Bush Maliki either lying didn't have resources

            or was not explaining his goals

2006 Bush announced Rumsfeld out as Secretary of Defense in large part because of Iraq

2009 Parliamentary election law passed expanding number of seats to 325

2012 US Treasury Dept designated Kataib Hezbollah a terrorist organization

2015 Maliki ally said that Abadi tried to see Sistani because his reforms had failed and needed 

             support

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