1935 Jamil al-Midfai became premier of Iraq 2nd
time
1950 Denaturalization law allowed Jews to leave Iraq if gave
up citizenship
1959 Communists held large protests in Mosul trying to deter
military revolt there against Gen Qasim
(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)
(Musings On Iraq interview
with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt)
1981 Islamic Conference Organization’s peace plan was
rejected by both Iran and Iraq
1981 Italy authorized sale of 11 naval vessels and a
floating dock worth $1.8 bil to Iraq
1984 Iraqi general quoted as saying that Iraq had right to
use chemical weapons against Iran to defend itself
(Musings
On Iraq article on the origins of Iraq’s WMD programs)
(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)
1991 Najaf and Kufa joined Shiite revolt after Gulf War
1991 Iraqi forces began retaking Basra from rebels
1991 Kurdish rebellion started in Raniya
(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)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Kurds of Iraq,
Tragedy and Hope)
1995 INC and PUK forces began attack upon Iraqi forces in
planned uprising against Saddam but
failed due to lack of US support
CIA had supported INC plan but White House backed out in end KDP refused to
join as a result
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Iraq In The
Eye of the Storm)
1995 Saddam told of meeting with bin Laden in Feb Saddam
agreed to broadcast anti-Saudi lectures Said
future relations would be
determined by more talks Meeting was only confirmed one between Iraq and al
Qaeda
2001 US told UN Sec Council Iraq had been reselling supplies
from Oil for Food program setting up
front companies giving kickbacks to
get around sanctions
2002 State Dep intel memo sent to Sec State Powell and DIA
Didn’t believe Niger would sell uranium to
Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
(Musings
On Iraq Review Hubris, The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, And The
Selling Of The Iraq War)
2003 Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Feith briefed Bush
and NSC on Pentagon’s postwar plans
Goals were to maintain integrity of
Iraq Improve living standards Create a democracy Destroy WMD Fight war on
terror Get international support for rebuilding Gain support of Iraqis Get
Iraqis to rule as quickly as possible to accomplish all tasks quickly Had no
strategy on how to achieve goals
(Musings
On Iraq article on Part I Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Hard Lessons Planning for Postwar
Iraq September 2001 to May 2003)
(Musings
On Iraq article on Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Hard Lessons Chapter 3 The Department of
Defense Takes Charge)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq’s Future The
aftermath of regime change)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Leap of Faith,
Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq)
2003 US found that France made allegation that Iraq tried to
buy uranium from Niger based upon fake
documents
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
(Musings
On Iraq Review Hubris, The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, And The
Selling Of The Iraq War)
2003 PM Blair told that US was thinking about starting war
on 3/12/03 despite UK desire for 2nd UN
resolution against Iraq
2003 UK For Sec Straw told parliament committee Iraq was in
material breach of UN Res 1441 and that
gave legal authority for action
(Musings
On Iraq Book Review The Report of the
Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)
2005 US troops accidentally shot and killed Italian intelligence
officer outside Baghdad Airport
2007 Report Number of bodies found in Baghdad went from
35-50 a day to 20 Shiites in Kadhimiya
trying to take over Sunni Hurriya
neighborhood north Baghdad
(Musings On Iraq
Columbia University Charts Sectarian Cleansing Of Baghdad)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Voices From Iraq,
A People’s History, 2003-2009)
2007 UK and Iraqi forces raided National Intelligence Agency
HQ in Basra Found 30 prisoners that had
been tortured Intel office
connected to attacks upon UK kidnappings and murders
2007 Report British army found missile that brought down
helicopter in Basra in May 2006 came from
Iran
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Galen Wright of Arkenstone blog on Iranian arms
shipments to Iraqi militias)
2007 1,100 US soldiers and ISF conducted search in Sadr City
Came after Sadr told PM Maliki he
supported Baghdad security plan Was
no resistance
2007 PM Maliki said he would change his cabinet including
removing some Sadr ministers
2008 Head of National Reconciliation Council announced
12,000 Sahwa had joined ISF Was still below
the number govt promised
2012 ISI assassinated 2 police commanders in their homes and
took a checkpoint in Haditha
2013 ISI and Al Nusra Front ambushed 48 Syrian soldiers in
Anbar and executed them
2016 Sadrists held second demonstrations in Baghdad calling
for reforms
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Cambridge’s Michael Clark on Sadr, protests and PM
Abadi’s reforms)
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