1948 Jews forbidden to work in banking or foreign currency
transactions after creation of Israel
1984 Senate Foreign Relations report said US and Soviet
Union both backing Iraq 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)
1990 Kuwait formally annexed as 19th province of
Iraq
1990 Egypt’s Pres Mubarak attempted to mediate between Iraq
and Kuwait
1990 Saddam allowed western women and children hostages
captured during Kuwait invasion to go home
1996 US provided info to UN that Iraq smuggling oil in
violation of sanctions
1996 PUK and KDP restarted US brokered peace talks to try to
end civil war
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
2002 Def Policy Board’s Ken Adelman WallStJournal OpEd Said
Saddam worse threat than Al Qaeda
(Musings
On Iraq book review Wanting War: Why
the Bush Administration Invaded Iraq)
2004 Iraqi insurgents kidnapped 2 French reporters Gave
Paris 48 hrs to end ban on schoolgirls wearing
headscarves
2005 Draft Iraq constitution presented to parliament but
more changes made to it afterward
(Musings
On Iraq interview with constitutional scholar Zaid al-Ali on Iraq’s
constitution)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq From War To
A New Authoritarianism)
2006 Dep PM Salah said Iraqi parties agreed on oil revenue
sharing with money being distributed to
provinces based upon population and
needs Still no agreement over signing oil contracts or making major decisions Oil
law never passed
2006 ISF raid in Diwaniya led to major gun battle with Mahdi
Army and other militias Captured Iraqi
soldiers were executed in a public
square More than 40 killed and 90 wounded US military said Diwaniya battle was
a major victory for the ISF but was actually ended by political deal with Sadr
2006 Report around 100 Iraqi soldiers from 10th
Division in Maysan refused to deploy to Baghdad for
Operation Together Forward II Not 1st
time ISF units had refused to leave their home base
2007 After confrontation and arrests between Badr run plice
and Sadrists day before mahdi Army attacked
police in
Karbala 50 killed 200 wounded Fighting spread to 5 Baghdad neighborhoods and
Diwaniya
2007 PM Maliki headed forces to arrest Sadrists in Karbala
after fire fight with Badr Brigade
2008 In dispute with PM Maliki over disputed area of
Khanaqin Diyala Peshmerga Minister said his forces
were better than the ISF who
couldn’t challenge them
(Musings
On Iraq article on PM Maliki dispute with Kurds over disputed areas)
2011 Suicide bombing on Um al-Qura mosque Baghdad during
Ramadan killed 28
2011 Iraq’s cabinet submitted draft of new oil law Never
passed
2015 Protests in Salahaddin Basra, Najaf Karbala Babil Dhi
Qar Wasit Diyala Maysan for reform
2017 Court upheld dismissal of Anbar Gov Rawi on corruption
after escaping charges 2 other times
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