1922 Gertrude Bell wrote King
Faisal telling him he was vain and weak
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Gertrude Bell
And Iraq)
- 1986 Iran started Op Karbala 2 in Haj Umran Advanced deep
into Kurdistan in
retaliation
for Iraq air attacks on oil facilities
(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)
1986 Document said chemical and biological agents were being
distributed in Irbil to be
used
against Kurds
1996 30,000 Republican Guards began attack upon PUK Captured
Irbil city to back
KDP PUK gave
orders to flee to hills to escape Iraqi attack upon Irbil
1996 INC camp in Qushtapa, Irbil captured by Iraqi forces 96
INC members killed
1996 Clinton said he was concerned about Iraqi attack on
Irbil but US not ready to
respond Def
Sec Perry said US should not get involved in Kurdish civil war
2003 Commander of Guantanamo Bay prison Gen Miller flew to
Iraq to advise on
interrogation techniques
2003 Pentagon DefPolicyBoard’s Perle US should have
organized Iraqi opposition to
take over
govt after invasion
2004 CIA report Sistani and Sadr’s standing increased by
Battle of Najaf PM Allawi’s
hurt
2005 Rumor of suicide bomber led to stampede of Shiite
pilgrims on Tigris Bridge in
Baghdad
leading to over 1,000 dead and wounded
2005 Report draft constitution did not deal with some of
major issues in Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq interview with constitutional scholar Zaid al-Ali on Iraq’s
constitution)
2005 Albu Mahal Sheikh Mahallawi said his tribe had declared
war on Al Qaeda in Iraq in
western
Anbar
2006 Iraq Cmdr Gen Casey said Baghdad security progressing
US forces clearing
areas but Iraqis not holding them Said
Iraqi forces could take over security in country in 12-18 months
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
2006 Maliki told Iraq Survey Group security problems caused
by Baathists and Al Qaeda
Said
problem with Iraqi police was too many former regime members in it
2006 Report Spec Insp Gen for Iraq Reconstruction said 30%
of 56 projects inspected
didn't meet standards and some were
failures Said US should have started using Iraqi companies for work to speed
process and help Iraqi economy
2010 US officially ended combat operations in Iraq
2015 Protest in front of Judicial Council building in
Baghdad demanding Chief Justice
Medhat be
dismissed
View the Iraq History Timelines
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