1920 British gave limited self-rule in Najaf to try to stop
1920 Revolt there
1920 UK Cmdr Gen Haldane wrote that almost all the tribes
north of Diyala had joined
the revolt
and was afraid it was spreading to Kirkuk and Irbil
(Musings
On Iraq review of Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of
the Modern State)
1922 British High Commissioner
for Iraq Cox demanded apology from King Faisal
for
anti-Mandate comment at his party
1941 British forces in Basra and Diyala invaded Iran where
Shah refused to expel Germans
spreading
Axis propaganda
1969 Bakr govt executed opponents in central Baghdad
1988 Villages in Dohuk hit by
chemical weapons in 6th Anfal campaign
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anfal campaign)
1990 UN Resolution 665 strengthened economic sanctions on
Iraq for Kuwait invasion
2002 James Baker OpEd in New York Times said US needed UN
resolution that Iraq
submit to inspections anytime Said
US needed to be explicit that if Iraq avoided the inspections US would invade
and change the govt
2003 Funeral in Najaf turned into anti-American
demonstration
2004 US army investigation blamed morally corrupt soldiers
and contractors poor
leadership for Abu Ghraib prison
abuse scandal Found intelligence officers played leading role in Abu Ghraib
prison abuse scandal
2004 Ayatollah Sistani said he would return from medical
treatment in England to Iraq
to try to
end 2nd Battle of Najaf
2005 Constitutional committee given 3rd extension
to finish work
(Musings
On Iraq interview with constitutional scholar Zaid al-Ali on Iraq’s
constitution)
2006 Iraqis looted base exited by British in Maysan before
Iraqi forces could take it over
2006 Head of Association of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dhari
said he was willing to meet
with
Ayatollah Sistani to talk about ending national crisis
2008 Electricity Min announced that power production had
reached same level as 2002
before US invasion Only 50% of
demand was being met though due to huge increase in usage after 2003 Later
turned out Ministry included power provided from Iran and Turkey
(Musings
On Iraq article on Electricity Min announcement)
2010 ISI coordinated attacks in Mosul Kirkuk Tikrit Dujail
Baquba Muqtadiya Ramadi
Fallujah
Karbala Kut Basra Baghdad
2016 Iraqi forces freed Qayara Ninewa
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