1920 UK Col Leachman killed by Sheikh Dhari in Fallujah
helping to spread
1920 revolt
to the west
1920 British military cmdr Sir Haldane criticized High
Commissioner Wilson for failing
to arrest
notables in Baghdad that supported 1920 Revolt
1920 British forces ordered to withdraw from Baquba to
Baghdad leaving city to tribal
fighters
during 1920 Revolt
(Musings
On Iraq review of Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of
the Modern State)
1968 New Baath government of Pres Bakr said it was committed
to uniting Iraq and
Egypt
1976 Soviet-Iraq arms deal announced worth over $1 bil included
600 T-62s and T-64
tanks, 100 Mig-23s, SAM-6 and SCUD
missiles and more Deal included giving Russia secret access to Iraqi air bases
1982 In response to Iran’s failed attack upon Basra Saddam
declared 50 sq mi exclusion
zone around Kharg Island Iran’s
major oil port Saddam hoping attacks on oil tankers would put pressure on Iran
to negotiate Iran replied by setting up its own exclusion zone 60 mi along its
entire coast
1986 Iraqi jets flew 550 miles to attack 20 tankers at Sirri
Island where Iran had
transferred loading oil due to
Iraqi attacks upon Kharg Island main terminal 3 ships hit Iraq got air support
from Kuwait and Saudis to reach island
1988 Pres Khamenei speech claimed Iran won Iran-Iraq War
(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 Saddam said all occupations should end including Israel-Palestine
and
Syria-Lebanon to stave off
criticism of Kuwait invasion
1990 Marches in Amman and Mafraq Jordan Sanaa in Yemen Sidon
in Lebanon in
support of
Iraq and Saddam after Kuwait invasion
1995 Saddam’s son-in-law Hussein Kamal held news conference
in Jordan saying he
would
overthrow Saddam after defecting
1995 Ali Hassan al-Majid said clan condemned defection of
Hussein Kamal to Jordan
Said clan
had decided to spill his blood
2002 Iraq invasion plans leaked to Time Supported Rumsfeld’s
ideas of a small force
or supporting an Iraqi revolt
Rumsfeld allies told Time that Iraq would be simple and quick and that US
military questioned using a large invasion force
(Musings
On Iraq article on how arguments over Iraq invasion were fought through
press leaks)
2002 Kissinger OpEd in Wash Post Said he supported Bush for
confronting Saddam
but needed
to build domestic and intl support
2004 US forces surrounded Mahdi Army in Imam Ali shrine and
Najaf cemetery 2nd
Battle of
Najaf
2004 Fighting between Iraqi and US forces vs Mahdi Army
killed 68 civilians in Kut
Wasit
2004 Wash Post said it ran many articles questioning Bush
admin case for Iraq war but
didn't get
on front page like pro-war stories
2006 Report audit of Iraq’s finances by Ernest & Young
found system a wreck Iraqi
ministries and offices counted sums
differently Put funds into wrong accounts Couldn’t accurately report how much
oil exported
2015 Pres Masum said parliament should keep one VP since position
was in
constitution
Abadi called for end of VP positions Aug 11
2017 Former Basra Govt Nasrawi fled to Iran to escape
corruption charges
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