1915 British defeated Ottomans at Battle of Es Sinn driving
them back to Kut Wasit
1917 2nd Battle of
Ramadi started between Ottomans and British
1980 UN Resolution 479 called for cease-fire in Iran-Iraq
War Rejected by Iran
1980 Saddam offered ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War Said he
wanted Iran to recognize its rights to Shatt al-
Arab and the territory it seized in
war Non-aggression and non interference in internal affairs
1980 Saddam realized invasion was going slower than planned
Iraqi forces hadn’t achieved any major war
goals yet
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War
Volume 1: The Battle for Khuzestan, September 1980-May 1982)
1980 Iraq reached Geilan Zarb across from Maysan Didn’t
attack town waited for artillery to arrive next
day
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War Volume
4: The Forgotten Fronts)
1980 Iraq took Susangard and Bosan in Khuzistan without a
fight Didn’t have forces to hold either Set up
observation posts around area
1980 1st time UN Security Council discussed
Iran-Iraq War Iraq’s UN amb blamed Iran for war saying it
violated treaties and attacked
Iraqi territory
1980 Muslim countries’ committee
visited Baghdad to try to mediate Iran-Iraq War
1980 Soviet Tass news agency criticized Iraq invading Iran
as undermining national liberation movements
in Middle East
(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)
1980 PM Begin said that Israel had supported Kurds
2001 After NSC meeting on start of Afghan war Bush said he
believed Saddam was involved in 9/11 but
Iraq would be dealt with later
(Musings
On Iraq book review Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account Of The
Decision To Invade Iraq)
2002 Bush radio address Said Iraq could launch a WMD attack
upon US in 45 minutes
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq, One Of The Worst Intelligence Failures In US History)
2002 US gave draft UN resolution to France Russia China on
new weapons inspectors Gave 7 days for
Iraq to provide weapons declaration
to UN 23 days to open all WMD sites Set up military bases for inspectors to
work out of that would have no fly and no drive zones around them If Iraq
failed to meet these demands UN member states were authorized to use all means
to restore peace Were meant to make demands that Iraq would never comply with
and justify war
(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)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Leap of Faith,
Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
2003 Natl Sec Adv Rice and Sec State Powell said that US had
lots of new intel on Iraq’s WMD since 1998
when inspectors left in response to
criticism
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq, One Of The Worst Intelligence Failures In US History)
2003 Natl Sec Adv Rice said were always questions about
Iraq’s nuke program but no question it had
WMD
2003 Natl Sec Adv Rice on NBC said that US didn’t know how
bad Iraq’s society was because Baghdad
looked so good Said US didn’t know
what it was going to find in Iraq before invasion Admitall that US never looked
at studies of Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq Rice: We Didn’t Know How Bad Iraq’s Infrastructure Was Because
Baghdad Looked So Modern)
2003 Report DIA review found defectors provided by INC
invented and exaggerated info about Iraq’s WMD
2004 PM Allawi told Al Arabiya TV that govt had waited long
enough on Fallujah and Iraqi forces would
help take the city
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Battle for
Fallujah, Occupation, Resistance and Stalemate in the War in Iraq)
2004 US troops started operation to clear Samarra of
insurgents
2004 PM Blair said intelligence on Iraq’s WMD was wrong but
getting rid of Saddam was right
(Musings
On Iraq Book Review The Report of the
Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)
2004 Report Jan 03 Natl Intel Council issued 2 reports
saying US invasion of Iraq would increase support
for Islamism and could lead to
insurgency
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq’s Sunni
Insurgency)
2006 UK Op Sinbad in Basra began focusing on police and
reconstruction Didn’t get support of PM
Maliki who was against action vs
militias
2006 Al Qeada in Iraq kidnapped brother of Sheikh Jassim and
3 tribesmen from Albu Soda and executed
them in Anbar Would lead tribe to
turn against Al Qaeda in Iraq
2006 Gen Zahner deputy chief of staff for intelligence
Multi-National Force Iraq said explosive found
with militias came from Iran
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Galen Wright of Arkenstone blog on Iranian arms shipments
to Iraqi militias)
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iran’s Iraq policy)
2006 Report UK Def Min think tank said that Iraq war
radicalized disillusioned young Muslims and led
them to Al Qaeda War was recruiting
tool for jihadist groups
2006 Report Around 240,000 Iraqis had registered as IDPs
Feb-Jul 06
2006 Report death squads mostly from Mahdi Army returned to
Baghdad’s Ghaziliya after cleared by US
during Op Together Forward Iraqi
police were letting militiamen back in
2006 Report US military complained about Maliki govt not
allowing it to go after Mahdi Army in Baghdad
US said death squads were major
problem with sectarian violence Aug and Sep US went after Mahdi Army commanders
in Najaf and Baghdad and Maliki objected Maliki also cancelled planned US-Iraqi
joint op to move into Sadr City Maliki had list of figures including Sadrists
and Mahdi Army members US couldn’t arrest in Baghdad Govt spokesman Dabbagh said
unfair to treat militias like insurgents Said US should go after insurgents
first
(Musings
On Iraq book review Voices From Iraq,
A People’s History, 2003-2009)
2006 Report Maliki govt tried to send ISF units to Diyala US
said they couldn’t until committed 4000
troops promised for Op Together
Forward in Baghdad Diyala site of major sectarian fighting for control of
province with ISF helping militias
2006 Report US intel officer said Mahdi Army splintering
Said 6 militia leaders had broken away Sadr
appointed 4 different leaders to
try to control militia in Basra
2006 InspGenIraqRecon report Baghdad Police College just
completed a disaster 1 entire building had to be
shut down due to leaking pipes
warped floors human waste flooding areas Was built by Parsons Corp that had
series of corrupt and fraudulent contracts throughout Iraq since 2004
2008 InspGenIraqRecon report said Iraq had lost $16 bil in
potential oil sales Jan 04-Mar 06 due to
insurgent attacks Even without
those attacks Iraqi oil would be plagued by criminals oil smuggling and poor
infrastructure
2008 SIIC Governor of Dhi Qar came out against establishing
Tribal Support Councils there because seen as
tools of PM Maliki
(Musings
On Iraq article on PM Maliki’s patronage system including Tribal Support
Councils)
(Musings
On Iraq article Disputes over PM Maliki’s Tribal Support Councils)
2017 Iraq Pres Masum said that KRG referendum was
constitutional but separation of Kurdistan was not
(Musings
On Iraq article on KRG referendum)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Great
Betrayal, How America Abandoned The Kurds And Lost The Middle East)
(Musings
On Iraq War of Words Continues Between Baghdad and Irbil After KRG
Referendum)
2017 Pres Barzani said that cooperation between Irbil and
Baghdad was important but Iraqi govt acting
recklessly and pushing Kurds away
2017 Turkey said it was suspending training program with
Peshmerga over independence referendum
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