1913 Secret Ahd Association of Ottoman officers formed
Included many Iraqis that would
become leaders and prime ministers
under monarchy such as Nuri al-Said Yasin Hashemi Jamil Midfai and others
Called for Arab autonomy
1980 Fighting ended in Khorrmahshahr with Iraqis in control
Iraq lost 2,000 dead 6,000 wounded
Iran lost 1,500 dead Iraq lost so
many troops gave up assault on Abadan and decided to surround city instead
1980 Iranian navy made raids on Fao oil facilities in Basra
1987 Soviet diplomat Vorontsov made another trip to Iran and
Iraq to try to negotiate end to war
(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 Bush speech said Iraq frontline of war on terror and
would take time to win
2003 Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen Pace said
US had to return sovereignty as soon
as possible and get Iraqis to run
things
2003 Powell said security number one priority in postwar
Iraq otherwise nothing else would matter
2005 Bush speech said Iraq central front in war on terror
against Al Qaeda and US would have
complete victory
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
2005 Cheney chief of staff Libby indicted on obstruction
perjury false statements for retaliating vs
FmrAmb Wilson over Iraq-Niger deal
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2006 ISI launched first chlorine
bomb
2006 Spec Insp Gen for Iraq Recon report US hadn’t trained
enough Def and Interior Min personnel
to handle logistics Didn’t think
ISF would be ready to handle own logistics by Jan 08 deadline it set
2008 Report Maliki tried to set up Tribal Support Council in
Khanaqin Diyala Maliki tried to assert
federal control over district run
by Kurds for months
(Musings
On Iraq article on PM Maliki and Khanaqin District)
2016 KRG PM Barzani replaced 4 Gorran ministers with 4 KDP
politicians in dispute over Pres
Barzani’s term
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