1921 King Faisal’s coronation
Started negotiations over Anglo-Iraq treaty
1950 Nuri al-Said threatened to revoke license of transport
company if didn’t fill quota
of shipping
500 Jews out of Iraq per day
1969 Bakr govt executed opponents in central Baghdad
2002 Bush told press he had patience on Iraq and was
thinking of all the options
2003 Sec State Powell asked UN Security Council to pass
resolution encouraging foreign
countries to
provide troops for Iraq
2003 Ali Hassan al-Majid “Chemical Ali” captured by US
forces
2005 Interior Minister Jabr said that stories of Iran
supplying weapons to Iraqi militias
were
exaggerated
(Musings On Iraq interview with Galen Wright of
Arkenstone blog on Iranian arms shipments to Iraqi militias)
2005 Islamic Party leader Tariq Hashemi said constitution
would not stop violence in
Iraq
because most politicians not recognized by public
2005 Isam al-Rawi of Muslim Scholars Association advocated
US withdrawal
reforming
security forces amnesty for Baathists talks with insurgency
2006 2nd trial started for Saddam accused of
genocide during Anfal campaign
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anfal campaign)
2006 Al Qaeda in Iraq killed Sheikh Ataymi of Albu Jassim in
Anbar who aligned with
US and provided
tribesmen for Ramadi police
2006 Bush said Saddam had relations with Zarqawi Disputed by
CIA who said no ties
between two
2007 ISI killed Sheikh Alayawia of Abu Jassim tribe of
Ramadi for supporting govt
2007 ISI blew up new police station in Jazeera, Anbar
2008 Report Finance Min counted all money appropriated in
budget as spent when little
of it actually was Govt claimed it
spent 57% of the 2008 budget by Aug when only 18% had been used
(Musings
On Iraq article on inability of Iraqi govt to spend budget)
2015 Protests in Baghdad Maysan Dhi Qar Wasit Diyala Basra
Kirkuk Qadisiyah
Salahaddin Najaf Karbala Babil
Diwainiya demanding reform
2015 Police attacked reporters from 3 TV stations trying to
cover day’s protests
View the Iraq History Timelines
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