1920 Sir Percy Cox was reassigned to run Iraq from his
posting in Persia
1924 UK run Baghdad Times said Iraqis were turning on British
protection for Mosul
(Musings
On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq)
1932 Assyrian National Pact issued Demanded land outside
Iraq to settle on Recognize Mar Shimun as
representative of community Schools
Said Assyrian Levies would resign if demands not met Govt rejected pact worried
other minorities would make similar demands
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Tragedy of
the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review State and Society
in Iraq)
1940 Churchill wrote War Sec Eden saying he wanted Indian
brigades sent to Iraq to show British strength
Told no troops available
1941 British forces sent to Haditha and pushed insurgents
led by Qawujki into Syria
1967 Most of Iraqi air force destroyed by Israel Arab-Israeli
War
1967 8th Iraqi Brigade tried to cross Damiya
Bridge destroyed by Israeli air strike
1975 Shah Pres Bakr Algerian Pres Bumidan met over Iran-Iraq
border issues
1982 After Israel invaded Lebanon Saddam offered ceasefire
in Iran-Iraq War and for Iraq to send troops to
help Palestinians
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper 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 Imam at Abu Hanifa Mosque in Adhmaiya Baghdad called
for resistance to the US occupation
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq’s Sunni
Insurgency)
2003 UN head inspector Blix said just because there were
questions about Iraq’s WMD didn’t mean it had
them Said US and UK never provided quality
intel on Iraq’s WMD
(Musings
On Iraq article UN Inspectors Were Right Iraq Was Not A Threat)
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq’s Rejection of UN Inspectors Led To Mistrust Over WMD
and 2003 Invasion)
2003 DepUnderSecDef Feith said intel on Iraq didn’t change
from Clinton to Bush
2003 White House spokesman intelligence showed no doubt that
Iraq had WMD
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq, One Of The Worst Intelligence Failures In US History)
2003 US intel thought they were close to finding Iraq’s WMD
because more Iraqis coming forward and
giving info
2003 Report Bush admin dropped uncertainties about WMD intel
and made them certainties that Iraq had
them
2003 US rejected having UN weapons inspectors back in Iraq
to look for WMD
2003 Sep 02 DIA report leaked to press DIA thought Iraq had
WMD but couldn’t find specific facilities
making them
2005 PM Blair sent note to Bush lamenting fact international
community didn’t support US-UK in Iraq
2007 Islamic Army and ISI announced truce after killings and
accusations Didn’t last
(Musings
On Iraq article on splits within insurgency)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq’s Sunni
Insurgency)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Caliphate At
War, Operational Realities and Innovations of the Islamic State)
2007 UK intel report on ISCI/Badr Said ISCI frustrated with PM
Maliki Wanted to be dominant Shiite party
Badr turning into political party
was false Was still militia trying to control ISF Had control of much of police
and trying to take over army Said Badr members in ISF loyal to militia more
than govt ISCI still aligned with Iran but independent
(Musings
On Iraq article on the history of Badr Organization)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Jerry Burke police and Interior Min adviser on how
Badr took over Interior Ministry)
2008 Kurds said they could export 150,000 bar/day in oil but
no neighboring countries would allow it
2009 Asaib Ahl Al-Haq’s Laith Khazali released and AAH
released bodies of 2 British bodyguards
they kidnapped and killed
(Musings
On Iraq article on history of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq)
2011 6 US soldiers killed in rocket attack in Baghdad by
Kataib Hezbollah most lost in one attack since
2009
2012 PM Nechirvan Barzani talked with Turkish PM Erdogan
about KRG exporting oil to Turkey
2012 Report front companies acting as recruiters for Iraqis
to go fight in Syria for Assad govt
2013 Mass grave found in Diwaniya with victims of Saddam
2013 Govt sponsored meeting to try to get Anbar tribes to
organize against ISIS
2013 Baghdad asked Kurds to withdraw Peshmerga from Tuz
Kharmato and Suleiman Beq Kurds said no
2013 VP Hashemi said he supported Sunni region in Iraq
2014 37 Sunnis abducted shot and dumped in Samarra in
separate incidents
2014 ISIS continued attack on Mosul Took 5 neighborhoods
2014 Head of Ninewa Ops Command Gen Gharawi ordered
defensive line in west Mosul
2014 PM Maliki told Gen. Gharawi to hold Mosul until Gen
Ghidan ground forces commander and Gen
Qanbar chief of staff arrived
2016 Ayatollah Sistani warned against attacks on innocents
revenge attacks destruction of property in war
against IS
2016 605 men from Saqlawiya who were abducted by Hashd
released to Anbar officials showing signs of
torture and beatings
2016 Member of Anbar council demanded Hashd be withdrawn
from Fallujah op for abuses
2018 Parliament voted to replace Election Comm with 9 judges
conduct manual recount cancel displaced
voting in Anbar Diyala Salahaddin
Ninewa
(Musings
On Iraq article on parliament’s vote to replace Election Commission)
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