This Day In Iraqi History – Dec 29

1979 U.S. placed Iraq on list of State Sponsors of Terrorism for backing

Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal

1981 Syria said it would start talks with Iran to try to end Iran-Iraq War

1990 Joint Chief head Gen Powell told CENTCOM Cmdr Gen Schwarzkopf to be

            ready to start Gulf War by 1/17/91

1996 Dawa announced campaign to assassinate top Iraqi officials

2002 US Senate authorized war against Iraq

2003 Iraqi Governing Council voted to replace family laws with sharia

2004 Insurgent safehouse blows up in Baghdad killing 28

2005 Zarqawi took responsibility for rocket attack on Israel Said he was fulfilling

            promise to bin Laden

2005 US military found 3 more secret prisons run by Badr within the Interior

            Ministry where torture used

2013 Head of Anbar council called for end of Ramadi protests in exchange for

            govt releasing MP Alwani

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