1915 Battle of Es Sinn began between Ottoman and British
forces
1980 Muslim countries’ committee
visited Tehran to try to mediate Iran-Iraq War
1981 Iraqis withdrew in disarray losing most of their
equipment in face of Iran Op Samen ol-Ameh in
Abadan
Khuzistan
1984 Japan offered ceasefire proposal to UN to end Iran-Iraq
War
1985 At UN Iraq For Min Aziz blamed Iran for starting and
continuing the Iran-Iraq War Said Tehran
wanted to overthrow the Iraqi govt
(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)
1989 Bombing in Baghdad’s British Club done by unnamed
Kurdish group No casualties
2001 Ahmed Chalabi said Iraq and Al Qaeda linked since 1990s
and wanted to use bin Laden against US
2001 Badr met Talabani and other PUK officials in
Sulaymaniya Talked about enrolling Badr members
in Univ of Sulaymaniya and
investment opportunities Talabani agreed to allow Badr to invest in PUK areas
2003 Insurgents fired 3 rockets at Rashid Hotel in Baghdad
2004 Sec State Powell said US forces would retake Fallujah
to ensure January 05 elections
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Battle for
Fallujah, Occupation, Resistance and Stalemate in the War in Iraq)
2005 UK official met with Sadrist in Basra Claimed Mahdi
Army not attacking British forces Wanted
follower released UK said follower
admitted to attacks on UK forces and wouldn’t release him Sadrists threatened
future attacks if follower not released
2006 British and ISF announced plan to purge Basra city of
militias as part of Op Sinbad Was to last until
Feb 07 and prepare for British
withdrawal from Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq Book Review The Report of the
Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)
2006 Joint Chiefs created Council of Colonels that would in
part review Iraq strategy
2006 Anbar sheikhs met with PM Maliki asked that Anbar
Salvation Council replace Anbar provincial
council Maliki aide later said PM
didn’t trust Awakening or US helping them
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq article on change in perceptions that led to Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Carter Malkasian on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Confronting Al
Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy In Al Anbar)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Marines
Take Anbar, The Four-Year Fight Against Al Qaeda)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Illusions of
Victory, The Anbar Awakening And The Rise Of The Islamic State)
2006 State Dept poll almost ¾ of Iraqis would felt safer if
US forces left Iraq 65% wanted immediate US
withdrawal Univ Maryland poll 71%
wanted Iraqi govt to ask Coalition to leave within a year Most thought US would
refuse 77% said US wanted permanent bases in Iraq Sunni support for US
withdrawal dropped from 83% in Jan 06 to 47% in Sep 06
2006 Report West Point published letter by Al Qaeda leader
Attiya l-Jazari to Zarqawi Told Zarqawi he had
to look at bigger picture in Iraq
instead of just military strategy Had to unite insurgency Reach out to Sunnis
and tribes Needed to consult with Al Qaeda before making major decisions Said
didn’t do that before starting attacks upon Shiites and bombing in Jordan Also
called for greater cooperation with fellow Islamist insurgents like Ansar
al-Sunna Warned vanity led to defeat of Algerian insurgency in 1990s
(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 Report Sep 07 US arrested commander of Baha Araji
battalion created by Sadristand run out of
Defense Ministry for expelling
Sunnis from Baghdad Soldiers were mostly Mahdi Army Battalion was disbanded in
May 07 Soldiers-militiamen sent to other units Commanders from one of army’s
top battalions arrested for working with Mahdi Army in Baghdad for killing and
kidnapping civilians
2008 Iraqi police and Asayesh got into gun battle in Jalawla
east Diyala over dispute with Asayesh Ended
deal with Kurds to withdraw from
govt buildings in district PM Maliki moved ISF into district to pressure Kurds
leading to these confrontations
(Musings
On Iraq article on Maliki’s pressuring Kurds in Diyala)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq From War To
A New Authoritarianism)
2012 ISI attacked Tikrit prison with car bombs mortars
suicide bombers and released 100 prisoners
2017 72% of registered voters took part in KRG independence
referendum Around 2.9 mil voted yes
224,000 voted no
(Musings
On Iraq article on KRG referendum)
(Musings
On Iraq War of Words Continues Between Baghdad and Irbil After KRG
Referendum)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Great
Betrayal, How America Abandoned The Kurds And Lost The Middle East)
2017 IraqiCivilAviationAuthority sent notices that
international flights to Irbil and Sulaymaniya suspended
in retaliation for referendum
2017 Parliament passed resolution saying PM Abadi should
maintain unity of Iraq Called for Pres Barzani to
be brought to court over referendum
2017 KRG said it was willing to allow observers from Baghdad
at its airports
2017 Kataib Hezbollah compared Pres Barzani to IS’s Baghdadi
and said he would be dealt with same way
as Islamic State was
2017 Kirkuk Governor Karim rejected parliament’s call to
deploy troops to disputed areas
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