1914 British forces officially
took Basra Sir Percy Cox issued statement in Arabic that
British had
occupied Basra UK was at war with Ottomans and had no ill will towards locals
1915 French diplomat Picot
visited London told officials Mosul Baghdad Basra provinces should be
given to Arabs
after WWI to placate them
1952 Gen Mahmoud formed new military govt and declared
martial law to put down protests - Intifada
Police stations and US Info Library
in Baghdad burned Clashes with army killed 12 wounded 25
1952 Nuredin Mahmoud became premier in new military govt
(Musings
On Iraq book review of ‘Independent
Iraq’ The Monarchy & British Influence, 1941-1958)
1983 Iraq sank Greek cargo ship at Iranian port of Bushehr
(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)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service
With The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988)
1990 Bush said Saudis Egypt Syria agreed on UN resolution to
allow use of force vs Iraq for invasion
of Kuwait
1993 UN reported that Iraqi govt had drained 40% of southern
marshes to drive out displaced and
rebels
(Musings
On Iraq article on why Saddam drained the southern marshes)
1997 Clinton said UN sanctions would stay until Saddam
removed from power
(Musings
On Iraq book review The United States
And Iraq Since 1990: A Brief History with Documents)
1998 Hosni Mubarak said US-UK attempts to overthrow Saddam
would fail and regime change
could only come from Iraqi people
2006 5 car bombs and mortars by ISI hit Sadr City killing
215 and injuring 257
2006 Insurgents launched 2 hour attack upon Health Ministry
in Baghdad run by Sadrists Militias
fired mortars upon Abu Hanifa
mosque offices of Assoc of Muslim Scholars and 2 Sunni neighborhoods in
retaliation
(Musings
On Iraq book review Voices From Iraq,
A People’s History, 2003-2009)
2007 Iran backed Special Groups believed to have been behind
bombing of Baghdad market to stoke
sectarian tensions
2008 Sadr called for opposition to SOFA with US Thousands
protested in Baghdad
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