1920 US complained 2nd time to England about San
Remo agreement that
divided Iraq’s
oil between England and France
1982 Iran made 3rd attack on Basra city but failed again
Iran lost around 1,000 soldiers
per day
Iraq lost 7000 casualties
1982 During Iranian Op Ramadan
Ayatollah Baqir al-Hakim crossed into Iraq from Iran
Called
for uprising vs Saddam
1982 During peak of Op Ramadan
Iran held 120 sq mi of Iraqi territory By end only
had
32 sq mi
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War
1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq review Iran-Iraq War, The
Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War)
1990 Bush letter to Saddam asked him not to use force in region
and hoped for
continued good US-Iraq relations
Pentagon tried to block Bush note to Saddam fearing an Iraq invasion of Kuwait
1990 CIA briefed Bush warning that Iraq was going to invade
Kuwait
1996 Iranian Revolutionary Guard entered Kurdistan to fight
the Kurdistan Democratic
Party of Iran but also to support
the PUK against the KDP Guard went 40 miles into Kurdistan and stayed 72 hours
When withdrew left behind weapons for PUK
2002 Blair told Bush UK would be with US on Iraq but had to
consider difficulties
and work on
politics of war
2002 Wash Post article on Iraq war plans Said many in
military wanted containment of
Iraq
2003 Blair govt accused of crimes against humanity for Iraq
war in Greek court
2004 68 killed in suicide car bomb on police center Baquba
Diyala
2008 3 female suicide bombers hit Shiite pilgrims in
Baghdad’s Karrada 32 dead 100
wounded
(Musings
On Iraq article on female suicide bombing in Karrada)
2008 Suicide bomber attacked Kurds protesting provincial
election results in Kirkuk 24
killed Crowd burned down Turkmen
Front office and attacked Arab councilman’s house afterward
(Musings
On Iraq article on Kurdish protests and violence in Kirkuk)
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