This Day In Iraqi History – Mar 29

1946 Iraq-Turkey Friendship Treaty Would cooperate over Tigris and Euphrates

            Security education communication economies

1947 Sayid Salih Jabr became premier 1^st Shiite PM of Iraq

1982 Saddam offered to withdraw to international border between Iran-Iraq Rejected by

            Iran

1984 US intel found Iraq buying equipment from West German company to make

            chemical weapons W. Germany denied story

1984 US intel reported Iraq had 5 sites producing chemical weapons for Iran-Iraq War

1987 Ali Hassan al-Majid given special powers over all govt agencies in northern

            Iraq to deal with Kurds

1991 Iraqi troops recaptured Kirkuk from Kurdish rebels

1991 Iraqi troops captured Tanuma, Basra from rebels

1994 Saddam became prime minister of Iraq

2002 Gen Franks briefed military service chiefs on Iraq war planning

2003 UK Embassy in Washington Bush mad at press reports invasion not going

            according to plan

2003 1^st Suicide bomber in Iraq war hits US checkpoint in Najaf killing 4 soldiers

2003 Iraq VP Ramadan said suicide bombers would become routine in Iraq and

            threatened England and US with them

2003 VP Ramadan said that foreign fighters had arrived in Iraq to help defend it against

            Americans

2003 Iraqi govt removed commander of Iraqi air defense in Baghdad after

            missiles misfired and hit the capital

2003 Iraq fired 2 SCUDS at Kuwait but shot down by US Patriot missiles

2006 US intel report said 1707 Sunni and Shiite families moved in Baghdad after

            Askari bombing Mahdi Army kidnapping and executing people

2007 National Police kidnapped 5 British security guards from Eastern Baghdad

2007 New US Amb Ryan Crocker arrived in Iraq

2007 Suicide bombings in Baghdad kill 82

2008 Fighting between ISF and Mahdi Army continued in Karbala, Hillah, Baghdad,

            Basra

2008 Mahdi Army fired rockets at Green Zone again in retaliation for Charge of Knights

2008 Maliki delegation met with Sadr in Iran to work out ceasefire in Basra

2008 Sadr said he was talking with Ayatollah Sistani to negotiate ceasefire with Maliki

2008 Sadr also called for Qais Khazali and Asaib Ahl Al-Haq to rejoin his organization

2009 Provincial election results announced State of Law won 126 of 440 seats 28%

            ISCI went from 200 to 50 seats

2009 Maliki govt said in talks with Asaib Ahl Al-Haq to get 5 British hostages it

            kidnapped released

2009 PKK rejected call by Pres Talabani and Pres Barzani to disarm

2009 Sahwa in Dora, Baghdad protested over not getting paid by govt

2009 US and ISF disarmed Sahwa in Fadhil, Baghdad after fighting broke out day before

when its commander arrested

2010 Peshmerga withdrew from Jalawla, Diyala after argument over control of

            disputed areas with Baghdad

2011 Maliki presented nominees for security ministries never filled after 2010

            elections

2011 Najmuddin Karim elected governor of Kirkuk

2011 ISI attacked Tikrit provincial council building leaving 150 casualties

2011 Parliament human rights committee found chronic abuses in Diyala prisons

including torture

2011 Opposition parties boycotted KRG parliament because govt hadn’t responded

            to protest demands

2011 Turkish Premier Erdogan went to Kurdistan first Turkish leader to visit region

2015 Most Hashd had pulled out of Tikrit op to protest US airstrikes

2015 Abadi met with Hashd leaders to talk about Tikrit offensive and their

            protests over US airstrikes

2015 Asaib Ahl Al-Haq said it would not join future ops in Anbar and Ninewa

            if US involved

2016 Deadline set by Sadr for Abadi to announce new technocratic cabinet

2016 State of Law said Abadi ready to present candidates for cabinet but

            ruling parties were not cooperating

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