1915 British defeated Ottomans at Battle of Es Sinn driving them
back to Kut,
Wasit
1917 2nd Battle of
Ramadi started between Ottomans and British
1980 Saddam realized invasion was going slower than planned
Iraqi forces hadn’t
achieved
any major war goals yet
1980 Saddam offered ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War Said he
wanted Iran to recognize its
rights to Shatt al-Arab and the
territory it seized in war Non-aggression and non interference in internal
affairs
1980 Iraq reached Geilan Zarb across from Maysan Didn’t
attack town waiting for
artillery
to arrive next day
1980 1st time UN Security Council discussed
Iran-Iraq War Iraq’s UN amb blamed Iran
for war
saying it violated treaties and attacked Iraqi territory
1980 UN Resolution 479 called for cease-fire in Iran-Iraq
War Rejected by Iran
1980 Muslim countries’ committee
visited Baghdad to try to mediate Iran-Iraq War
1980 Soviet Tass news agency criticized Iraq invading Iran
as undermining national
liberation
movements in Middle East
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War
1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War,
The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War)
2002 Bush radio address Said Iraq could launch a WMD attack
upon US in 45 minutes
2003 Rice and Powell said that US had lots of new intel on
Iraq’s WMD since 1998 when
inspectors
left in response to criticism
2003 Rice said were always questions about Iraq’s nuke
program but no question it had
WMD
2003 Report DIA review found defectors provided by INC
invented and exaggerated info
about
Iraq’s WMD
2004 PM Allawi told Al Arabiya TV that govt had waited long
enough on Fallujah and
Iraqi
forces would help take the city
2004 US troops started operation to clear Samarra of
insurgents
2004 Blair said intelligence on Iraq’s WMD was wrong but
getting rid of Saddam was right
2004 Report Jan 03 Natl Intel Council issued 2 reports
saying US invasion of Iraq would
increase
support for Islamism could lead to insurgency
2006 Al Qeada in Iraq kidnapped brother of Sheikh Jassim and
3 tribesmen from Albu
Soda and
executed them in Anbar Would lead tribe to turn against Al Qaeda in Iraq
2006 Report UK Def Min think tank said that Iraq war
radicalized disillusioned young
Muslims and
led them to Al Qaeda War was recruiting tool for jihadist groups
2006 Report Around 240,000 Iraqis had registered as IDPs
Jan-Jul 06
2006 Report death squads mostly from Mahdi Army returned to
Baghdad’s Ghaziliya after
cleared by US during Op Together
Forward Iraqi police were letting militiamen back in
2006 Report US military complained about Maliki govt not
allowing it to go after Mahdi
Army in Baghdad US said death
squads were major problem with sectarian violence Aug and Sep US went after
Mahdi Army commanders in Najaf and Baghdad and Maliki objected Maliki also
cancelled planned US-Iraqi joint op to move into Sadr City Maliki had list of
figures including Sadrists and Mahdi Army members US couldn’t arrest in Baghdad
Govt spokesman Dabbagh said unfair to treat militias like insurgents Said US
should go after insurgents first
2006 Report Maliki govt tried to send ISF units to Diyala US
said they couldn’t until
committed 4000 troops promised for
Op Together Forward in Baghdad Diyala site of major sectarian fighting for
control of province with ISF helping militias
2006 Report US intel officer said Mahdi Army splintering
Said 6 militia leaders had broken
away Sadr
appointed 4 different leaders to try to control militia in Basra
2006 InspGenIraqRecon report Baghdad Police College just
completed a disaster 1 entire
building had to be shut down due to
leaking pipes warped floors human waste flooding areas Was built by Parsons
Copr that had series of corrupt and fraudulent contracts throughout Iraq since
2004
2008 SIIC Governor of Dhi Qar came out against establishing
Tribal Support Councils
there
because seen as tools of Maliki
2017 Iraq Pres Masum said that KRG referendum was
constitutional but separation of
Kurdistan
was not
2017 Pres Barzani said that cooperation between Irbil and
Baghdad was important but
Iraqi govt
acting recklessly and pushing Kurds away
2017 Turkey said it was suspending training program with
Peshmerga over independence
referendum
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