1915 Suleiman Bey took over Iraq Command for Ottomans Called
on Arab sheikhs to join war
against British and planned on
retaking Basra
1980 Iranian Op Mohammed Rasoolallah attacked Iraqi forces
in Zagros Mtns Kurdistan Pushed
back by Iraqi counterattacks
(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 UN inspector told Irish Times no active WMD or nuclear
programs found in Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq article on UN weapons inspections)
2004 Bremer met with Barzani and Talabani in Irbil to
discuss Kurdish demands in new constitution
2004 Bremer asked Kurds to disband Peshmerga abandon claims
to Kirkuk oil accept authority of
central govt Kurds said no
2006 Iraq’s Dec 2005 export average of 1.1 million barrels a
day was lowest since 2003 invasion
2006 USAID report on development projects outlined civil war
Iraq Said tribes were turning in rivals
as insurgents to govt Report said south
Iraq controlled by militias and religious groups curtailing people’s freedoms
imposing dress codes bombing liquor stores etc Said Iraqi govt had no real
control of country police ineffective criminals had free reign and working with
militias and insurgents
2008 Female suicide bomber killed Sahw leader in Baquba
(Musings
On Iraq article on female suicide bombers)
2014 ISIS fighters attacked Ramadi and helped take Fallujah
with other insurgents
2014 Meeting of sheikhs clerics and notables to work out
plan to retake Fallujah
2014 Mutihadun said wanted govt to release PM Alwani and
police to restore security in Anbar
(Musings
On Iraq article on PM Maliki crackdown on Anbar protests)
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