1933 Kurds began attacking and killing Assyrians in Dohuk
and Zakho
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Tragedy of
the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review State and Society
in Iraq)
1958 Gen Qasim supported march by Communists against
federation of United Arab Republic of Syria and
Egypt Qasim opposed United Arab
Republic because rival of Egypt’s Nasser
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Prof Juan Romero on the Qasim govt)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Red Star Over
Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview
with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
1988 Iran accepted ceasefire and direct talks with Iraq
after implemented in Iran-Iraq War
(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)
1988 Iraq Interior Minister Wahab visited Kuwait to talk
about resolving border between two countries
1990 Iraq declared Kuwait a republic
1990 Saddam victory speech Said Kuwait’s al-Sabahs didn't
stand with masses but foreigners and got what
they deserved Said new day for
Arabs had arisen from Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
(Musings
On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
1990 Saddam told aides that he didn’t fear war with US
because all they would do is bomb and rally Arab
world behind Iraq
1990 Bush announced Operation Desert Shield US troops
deployed to Saudi Arabia
(Musings
On Iraq book review from storm to
Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
1994 PUK fought with Kurdistan Islamic League along Iranian
border
1995 Hussein and Saddam Kamal Saddam’s cousins and sons in
law defected to Jordan along with wives
who were Saddam’s daughters Hussein
ran Iraq’s WMD programs
(Musings
On Iraq Chilcot Report Sec 1.1 UK Iraq Strategy 1990 To 2000)
2001 US Energy Dept said aluminum tubes Iraq tried to buy
could be for centrifuges but probably for
rockets
(Musings
On Iraq article on the aluminum tubes story)
2002 VP Cheney said he was skeptical UN inspectors would
find anything in Iraq Said Iraq could get a nuke
bomb soon
(Musings
On Iraq article on UN weapons inspections)
(Musings
On Iraq article on how poor US intel work led to claim Iraq rebuilt its
nuclear weapons program)
2003 Natl Sec Adv Rice said Saddam was a threat to the US
and world
2003 White House said because Bush used Iraq-Africa uranium
deal in State of Union rest of govt started
repeating it
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2003 Zarqawi bombed Jordanian embassy in Baghdad killing 17
wounding 40
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Caliphate At
War, Operational Realities and Innovations of the Islamic State)
2004 PM Allawi issued amnesty for insurgents with no blood
on their hands
2005 Protest in Samawa over lack of jobs, water and
electricity turned into a riot outside governor’s office
Broken up by police
2006 US-Iraqi Op Together Forward II started to secure Sunni
areas of Baghdad threatened by militias Only
2 of 6 Iraqi army battalions
deployed Op failed
2006 Bush said US had strategy for Iraq Privately Bush
thought wasn’t working and wanted new one
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
2007 Report Basra split between political parties and their
militias Fadhila controlled governorship
provincial council Oil Police oil
infrastructure and export terminals Sadrists controlled local police Facilities
Protection Services Basra Port Authority Sadrists and Iraqi Hezbollah split
customs police ISCI controlled intelligence service and police commandos Police
said 3-10 political killings and kidnappings a day
2009 ISI document said that it negotiated contract with
Communications Ministry to give deal to local
leader in Mosul In return ISI got %
of the contract
2009 ISI bombed Turkmen Shiite mosque in Mosul Killed 38
wounded 140
(Musings
On Iraq Political Parties Playing Into Hands Of Insurgent Attacks)
2012 KRG re-started oil exports for Baghdad to try to get a
new revenue sharing deal with central govt
2012 Turkey’s Foreign Min Davutoglu visited Irbil and then
Kirkuk 1st Turkish visit to that city since 1976
2014 Pres Obama announced beginning of bombing campaign
against IS in Iraq
2017 Parliament delayed Sep 2017 provincial elections until
2018 Voted to use 1.7% divisor to decide seat
allocations
2018 Sit ins continued at West Qurna 1 and 2 oil fields
Basra and Dhi Qar and Muthanna Also marches in
Qadisiya Shatt al-Arab and Zubayr
in Basra
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