This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 19

1948 All Jewish govt workers fired after creation of Israel

1958 Gen Bakr forced to retire after Col Arif lost power struggle with Gen Qasim within govt

1980 Saddam speech said Iraq couldn’t win war because outnumbered by Iran

1983 Iranian Op Wa al-Fajr 4 began to take Penjwin Valley from KDPI and cut supply line to Iraqis

(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)

2003 Powell said US had found evidence of Iraq’s WMD programs and that Saddam always wanted

nuclear weapons

2004 Head of aid group Care was kidnapped in Baghdad Later killed by insurgents

2004 Iraq conspiracy theorist Mylroie wrote OpEd in NY Sun that Iraq was training foreigners to

carry out terrorist attacks and working with Islamic groups

(Musings On Iraq article on Mylroie’s Iraq conspiracy theories)

2004 PM Allawi got US to free insurgent leader Sheikh Jumaili in attempt to split

            militants in Fallujah against Zarqawi Failed

2005 Saddam’s trial started and pled his innocence

2005 Rice told Senate about Clear Hold Build counterinsurgency plan for Iraq Was not

            discussed with US military beforehand

2005 US Iraq Cmdr Gen Casey US Iraq Amb Khalizad later asked Rice what Clear Hold

            Build was and why not consulted

2005 Rumsfeld complained to Rice that he did not back Clear Hold Build and he

            was not consulted about it

(Musings On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)

2006 IED killed Amara police chief from Badr Police arrested brother of suspected bomber from

Mahdi Army 2 days of fighting started

2006 Mahdi Army stormed 3 police stations manned by Badr in Amara

2006 US military spokesman said Op Together Forward II failed to reduce violence in Baghdad Said

attacks up 22% since start of Ramadan US forces returned to Dora after it was touted as first area cleared during operation

2006 US Iraq Cmdr Gen Casey US Amb Khalzad gave press conference saying Op Together Forward

II in Baghdad working

2006 Report over 20 militias operating in Baghdad Mahdi Army splintering

2006 Report police unit blamed for killing 26 Sunnis at food factor in Baghdad’s Amil Unit was

            suspended

2013 IS held parade in southern Fallujah

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