This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 3

1929 Shah and King Faisal passed notes that legal barriers over Persian nationals

            In Iraq had been lifted

1939 King Ghazi died in car accident King Faisal II took power but was only 3 His

            cousin Abd al-Ilah chosen to rule in his place

1941 Golden Square officers picked Gaylani to become PM for 3^rd time Started arresting

            pro-British politicians

1941 British War Office asked commander in Middle East what forces available

for Iraq after Golden Square military coup

1941 Nazi Germany sent letter saying it supported the Golden Square coup and would

            lend military aid

1965 Army and KDP clashed in Sulaymaniya killing 60

1970 Def Min Tikriti Inter Min Ammash named co-VPs under Pres Bakr to try to end

rivalry between two for power

1987 Iran Op Karbala 8 started in Basra Made little gains

1991 Saddam’s troops captured Sulaymaniya last major town held by Kurdish rebels

after Gulf War

1991 Saddam told aides that Iraqi army was psychologically defeated by Gulf War

            and that was why Shiites and Kurds rose up against govt

(Musings On Iraq article on Saddam’s view of 1991 uprisings)

1991 UN Resolution 687 said Iraq had to agree to border with Kuwait peacekeeping

force along that border and Coalition forces would exit southern Iraq

1991 UN Res 687 said Iraq had to destroy its WMD and long range missiles

1991 UN Res 687 said Iraq had to make a declaration on its WMD and nuclear

            programs by 4/17/91

1991 UN Res 687 said that UN Secretary General would create a weapons inspection

            commission by 5/17/19

1991 UN Res 1687 said Iraq had to return stolen property pay reparations to Kuwait

            Until all of those were met sanctions would remain

2003 Baath officials began fleeing Baghdad

2003 Sadrists held march in east Baghdad

2003 US forces reached Baghdad international airport

2003 Information Minister Sahaf denied U.S. had taken Karbala or Um Qasr in Basra

            and said all those stories were lies

2003 Power cut in Baghdad

2003 British forces made deep thrust into Basra City

2004 US arrested Sadr’s deputy Mustafa Yacoubi for murder of Sheikh Abdul Khoei

2004 Sadr said that he wanted to unite with Hezbollah and Hamas

2004 Powell said US intelligence gave him questionable intelligence about Iraq mobile

            WMD labs

2004 Marines ordered to go into Fallujah and arrest culprits behind killing Blackwater

            contractors became Op Vigilant Resolve

2008 Maliki officially extended Charge of Knights op against Mahdi Army to Sadr City

2008 Sadr said he would help govt clear ISF of militias

2008 Iraqi special forces arrested head of Thar Allah party claiming it was stealing

            govt property and behind violence

2012 Kurds accused Shiite parties in Baghdad of smuggling oil to Israel via Jordan

            after Shahristani accused KRG of smuggling oil to Iran

2012 Sistani rep in Hillah had house bombed in wave of attacks against Ayatollah’s

            followers

2012 Obama called Maliki about Iran flying weapons to Syria via Iraqi airspace

2014 Sadr said Maliki should not run for 3^rd term as premier

2015 Salahaddin council called on Sistani to intervene to stop burning and looting in

            Tikrit

2015 Head of Salahaddin council said Hashd were looting and burning buildings in

            Tikrit

2015 VP Nujafi complained about looting and burning homes in Tikrit

2015 Abadi ordered ISF to arrest anyone breaking law in Tikrit

2015 Sistani reps Friday sermon called for ending of looting in Tikrit

2015 Police said there had been clashes between soldiers and Hashd to stop them from

            looting in Tikrit

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