1925 Iraq deal gave Turkish Petroleum Company right to
explore for oil in entire country
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Creation of
Iraq 1914-1921)
1951 Grenade hit American Cultural Center in Baghdad
wounding some Jewish visitors 5th of 8 such
attacks on Jews 1950-51
1959 Nasser gave 4th speech against Iraqi Communists
Said that he would stand against the communist
dictatorship
(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)
1981 Cuba’s foreign minister arrived in Lebanon as head of
Non-Aligned Movement attempt to negotiate
ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War
1983 Sec of State Shultz ordered US diplomat in Baghdad to
discuss US financing trade deals with Iraq
1985 Iran fired SCUD missiles at Baghdad War of Cities 1st
time Iran used long range missiles Saddam
ordered retaliation Baghdad would
bomb Tehran for 4 weeks
1986 UN mission found that Iraq had used chemical weapons
several times in Iran-Iraq War
(Musings
On Iraq article on the origins of Iraq’s WMD programs)
1988 Iraq’s 43rd Div destroyed and Iran captured
Halabja Iran captured Dukan Dam Turned back at
Darbandikhan Dam
(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 Iran-Iraq War
Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)
(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)
1991 Pres Bush warned Iran not to take advantage of Iraq
uprisings to try to annex any territory
(Musings
On Iraq interview with National Univ of Singapore’s Fanar Haddad on the
Impact of the 1991 Uprising)
(Musings
On Iraq article on 1st hand accounts of 1991 Uprising)
(Musings
On Iraq article on Saddam’s view of 1991 Uprising)
(Ahulbayt
Video on 1991 Uprising)
2002 Blair Adv Manning said Natl Sec Adv Rice committed to
regime change in Iraq
2002 PM Blair Adv Manning said US working on strategic
decisions on how to remove Saddam
(Musings
On Iraq Book Review The Report of the
Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)
2003 Sec Def Rumsfeld told ORHA head Garner he was going to
pick all the advisers that were going to run
Iraqi ministries
(Musings
On Iraq article on Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Hard Lessons Chapter 3 The Department of
Defense Takes Charge)
(Musings
On Iraq article Special Inspector General For Iraq Reconstruction Hard Lessons Chapter 4 Staging in
Kuwait)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Leap of Faith,
Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
2003 Iran’s national security adviser said US would not have
a happy ending in Iraq
2003 French Pres Chirac told PM Blair he would not accept a
UN resolution that set an ultimatum for Iraq
disarmament
(Musings
On Iraq Book Review The Report of the
Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)
2003 NSC decided on language for ultimatum to Saddam
Included 48 hour deadline to leave power pushed
by Sec Def Rumsfeld
2005 Netherlands withdrew its 160 troops from Iraq
2006 Report May-Jun 03 British worried of strategic failure
in Iraq due to US mistakes
(Musings
On Iraq Book Review The Report of the
Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)
2007 Iraqi military announced deaths down 80% in Baghdad
since start of Surge NYTimes found higher
number of deaths but still big drop
US military said deaths in Iraq down since start of Surge but deaths up in
Baghdad
2007 Pentagon report to Congress on last Qtr of 06 Said PM
Maliki promised reform and reconciliation but
did nothing Oct-Dec 06 most violent
period recorded in Iraq since 2003
2007 Report Dead bodies found in Baghdad down from more than
200 per week in Dec 06 to 80 per week
start of Mar 07 Number of dead from
bombings in Baghdad went from 528 in Dec 06 to 370 in Jan 07 Mahdi army off
streets of Baghdad Many insurgents said to have withdrawn to Diyala
(Musings
On Iraq book review Voices From Iraq,
A People’s History, 2003-2009)
2011 Justice Min said it would close Camp Honor secret
prison in Baghdad run by PM Maliki that used
torture on prisoners Was not closed
2012 Ninewa council voted to freeze Article 140 that was to
determine future of disputed areas
2012 Baghdad police held Russia Today reporters for 3 hrs
because were doing story on emo killings in
capital
2013 5 suicide bombers attacked Justice and Foreign Ministries,
Communications Institute in central
Baghdad
2015 Operation to free Tikrit from IS stalled due to high
Hashd casualties
2016 State of Law MPs probably pro-Maliki said Sadr’s
protests in Baghdad could be infiltrated by
terrorists
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Cambridge’s Michael Clark on Sadr, protests and PM
Abadi’s reforms)
2018 Sulaymaniya teachers promised to continue their strike
over not being paid since November 2017
due to KRG austerity measures
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