This Day In Iraqi History - May 23

1941 German planes attacked British forces in Fallujah Iraqi artillery shelled

            Town

1941 UK Mid-East cmdr Gen Wavell and Indian cmdr Gen Auchinlek met in Basra

            Decided to send forces to Baghdad and more to be sent from India to Iraq

1969 Pres Bakr offered self-determination to Kurds

1982 Iraq invoked Arab League 1950 defense agreement to get military aid from

            members Got nothing League divided over war

1988 Iraq launched offensive to re-capture all of its lost territory from Iran

1988 Towns in Balisan Valley, Sulamaniya hit by chemical weapons in 5^th Anfal

            campaign

(Musings On Iraq article on Anfal campaign)

1991 For third time Kurds attacked police station in Zakho

2002 During trip to Germany Bush said he had no Iraq war plans

2003 Bush said he supported Bremer’s political plan for Iraq

2003 CPA Order 2 disbanded Iraqi military

2003 Congress asked CIA to look into its pre-war intel on WMD after none found

2004 Sadr’s brother in law Riyadh Nouri arrested

2005 Sunni MPs accused Badr Brigade of carrying out sectarian killings

2007 Dep PM Zubaie wounded by suicide bomber

2008 Clerics denied Sistani issued fatwa allowing attacks on U.S. forces

2010 ISF blamed U.S. releasing prisoners for increase in violence In 2008 Maliki had

            negotiated quicker release of prisoners by US

2011 Adviser to Diyala governor arrested by Maliki to intimidate province to not

            move towards federal region

2012 Iraq hosted nuclear talks between Iran and six countries

2013 Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri said that Baghdadi was wrong for declaring ISIS without

            asking permission first

2013 Mutahidun accused Maliki of supporting militias and targeting civilians

2013 Sheikh Hayes said Ramadi protesters had 2 days to turn over those who killed

            5 soldiers

2013 State of Law offered SIIC control of 3 southern provinces in return for control of

            Basra SIIC turned down offer

2014 Babil Operations Command claimed Jurf al-Sakhr freed from IS Would not be

            liberated until Oct 2014

2014 Gorran accused PUK of cheating in Sulaymaniya vote

2014 KRG said it sold 1^st tanker of independent oil exports Oil Ministry filed legal

            papers over sale

2015 Report Iranians operating rockets, artillery and drones in Baiji operation

2016 Final campaign to liberate Fallujah started Five weeks later city would be freed

2017 Der Spiegel article on abuse and torture by Rapid Reaction Division unit during

Mosul campaign Unit denied story released video of its victims denying that they had been abused Attacked author

2017 Joint Operations Command claimed Der Spiegal story of abuse during Mosul

campaign made up and if any torture had taken place magazine was partly responsible

2017 Hashd freed Qairawan subdistrict of Sinjar Ninewa

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