This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 16 KDP founded as alliance between urban intellectuals led by Hamza Abdullah and tribal forces of Mulla Mustafa Barzani

 

1915 Aziz Ali al-Misri leader of secret Arab society al-Ahd met with UK military intel

officer in Cairo Talked about his idea of Arab revolt in Iraq and Syria that he wanted UK to back Officer turned him down

1946 Kurdistan Democratic Party founded Mullah Mustafa Barzani its president and Hamza

Abdullah secretary general

(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)

(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)

(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)

(Musings On Iraq review Iraq & the Kurdish Question, 1958-70)

(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)

1962 Iraqi air force entered Turkey to attack Barzanis forces Intercepted by Turkish air force that

show down 1 Iraqi plane

1967 Law No 97 gave more power to Iraqi National Oil Company

1985  Iran Op Ashura 3 started in Maysan marshes

1985 Iraq claimed it destroyed Iran’s main oil terminal at Kharg Island but only damaged it

(Musings On Iraq review Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service With The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988)

(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 review The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988)

(Musings On Iraq review Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)

(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War)

(Musings On Iraq review The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict)

(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 1: The Battle for Khuzestan, September 1980-May 1982)

(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986)

(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 3: Iraq’s Triumph)

(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)

2002 NSC meeting Sec State Powell argued for going to UN for new resolution on Iraq Bush agreed

(Musings On Iraq Overview of America’s Policy Towards Iraq: From The Clinton Years To The

Sectarian War of 2006)

2002 UnderSecDef Feith’s office claimed briefing day before convinced CIA Dir Tenet to reconsider Iraq-

Al Qaeda ties Tenet denied that Feith’s office said Iraq and Al Qaeda cooperated CIA said they had contacts but no cooperation

(Musings On Iraq review Leap of Faith, Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy

Tragedy)

(Musings On Iraq Overview of America’s Policy Towards Iraq: From The Clinton Years To The

Sectarian War of 2006)

2003 Insurgent attack on Abu Ghraib prison 6 prisoners killed 59 wounded

2006 Report Mahdi Army and insurgents fighting for control of Diyala Raiding villages Forcing people

out Mahdi Army trying to drive Sunnis out of Khan Bani Said Set up checkpoints robbed trucks kidnapped murdered people on highway Many soldiers in Diyala were members of the Mahdi Army Others supported the militia US forces didn’t trust Iraqi forces in Diyala because of militia infiltration

(Musings On Iraq review Voices From Iraq, A People’s History, 2003-2009)

(Musings On Iraq Diyala Province Backgrounder)

2006 Followers of Mahmoud al-Hasani protested in Karbala Nasiriya Hillah against Iran and claimed

Ayatollah Sistani was Iranian puppet

2006 Bani Assad tribe stormed Basra governor’s office accusing Fadhila party of assassinating head of

            tribe

2006 Pentagon review of Iraq war found US used too much force in civilian areas angered Iraqis and didn’t

form alliances with them Providing safety and security for Iraqis was not a priority

2006 Marine intel report US not lost militarily but defeated politically in Anbar Cited lack of US troops

and no functioning Iraqi govt in province Said Al Qaeda in Iraq most powerful force in Anbar

(Musings On Iraq How A Change In Perceptions Led To The Anbar Awakening)

(Musings On Iraq review Illusions of Victory, The Anbar Awakening And The Rise Of The Islamic State)

2006 Report Bush told Middle East experts he did not support partition of Iraq Said he would make no

policy changes in war

(Musings On Iraq Did the US Ever Have A Strategy To Win In Iraq Before the Surge?)

2007 With 17 ministers boycotting PM Maliki’s cabinet new ruling coalition announced of Dawa, ISCI,

            KDP, PUK US helped put coalition together

2007 Report Mahdi Army took over intimidated infiltrated army units in West Baghdad Jan 07 Defense

Min allowed Sadrists to create army unit in Kadhimiya Mahdi Army bribed and intimidated army units to allow it to attack Sunni neighborhoods Army gave vehicles to Mahdi Army Army units in Hurriya and Ghaziliya either controlled or working with Mahdi Army to force out Sunnis US organized Sahwa unit in Ghazilyia that was supposed to monitor army there Army unit in Hurriya also allowed Mahdi Army to attack U.S. units there Mahdi Army expanding into Washash Iskan Fadil with help of army

(Musings On Iraq review Voices From Iraq, A People’s History, 2003-2009)

(Musings On Iraq Columbia University Charts Sectarian Cleansing Of Baghdad)

2009 Report 1/3 of female suicide bombers came from Diyala Most lost male relative to violence

Many came from small Islamist communities Most sent by ISI

(Musings On Iraq The Rise of Female Suicide Bombers)

(Musings On Iraq Motivations Behind Female Suicide Bombers)

(Musings On Iraq review Suicide Bombers In Iraq, The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom)

2009 Aug 3 mass casualty bombings of Shabaks and Yazidis in Ninewa by ISI Shabaks blamed

Kurds for attacks because refused PM Maliki plan to form Shabak defense force KDP official said Shabak militia would lead to civil war Said peshmerga would protect Shabaks Claimed Shabaks were Kurds Blamed al-Hadbaa run Ninewa govt for violence Governor Nujafi said Ninewa govt couldn’t protect disputed areas until Peshmerga left

2009 Report UN said Iraq oil didn’t need to be controlled anymore Legacy of UN sanctions 08

Audit of Iraqi accounting of oil industry found major problems Lack control of accounts receipts good accounting End of 08 only 1/3 of oil industry metered Finance Min lacked modern techniques and technology Monthly oil revenues were filled with errors North Oil Company burned 1.4 mil/bar of condensates that it couldn’t store Damaged oil fields by reinjecting oil into them Couldn’t account for 698,000 bar of oil Believed stolen Oil Min had 6 mil/bar less oil than South Oil Company said it produced State Oil Marketing Org kept $3 bil in oil revenue that was supposed to be put in bank Fined $24.4 mil for delinquent oil loading Hadn’t collected $9.1 mil form Jordan for oil sales Hadn’t collected $26.2 mil form Shell for shipping

2010 MP said ISF lacked intel Depended upon US for intel No plans to solve problem Intel not

centralized and distributed throughout ISF units

2010 Islamist group in Nasiriya attacked people for listening to pop music wearing Western

clothes trendy haircuts Attacked people at night Issued threats

2010 Report Iran used both hard and soft power in Iraq Supported elections and political process

to keep Shiites in power Used militias but didn’t want chaos Increased economic and religious influence in Iraq Wanted stable Iraq that wasn’t threat to Tehran Report gave $8 mil/mo to Sadr for 2010 election Iranian Rev Guard Quds Force cmdr Gen Suleimani helped bring PM Maliki’s State of Law and National Alliance together to ensure Shiite power Brokered deals with Shiite leaders

(Musings On Iraq Iran’s Policy Towards Iraq)

(Musings On Iraq Overview of Iran’s Influence In Iraq)

2012 ISI carried out attacks in 19 cities leaving over 100 dead

2012 Report Exxon got drilling permits in KRG Dep PM Shahristani claimed Exxon had stopped work in

KRG Exxon said it told Maliki govt it was working in KRG

2012 Report KRG Pres Barzani appointed his son Masrour to head new Security Council Before was head

of KDP security forces Nephew Nechirvan is KRG PM Pres Talabani’s wife Hero headed PUK office Son Qubad heads Dept of Coordination and Follow Up to manage KRG ministries

2013 Friday sermons in Salahaddin and Diyala claimed ISF ops cleansing Sunnis from Baghdad belts Said

militias involved Said Sunnis were being killed and imprisoned Called for Sunni protests to be internationalized Called for uprising vs PM Maliki

2013 Friday sermon in Falllujah said that was where resistance to US occupation began and where

Iranian influence in Iraq would end Called on Sunni politicians to protect community from militias Said ISI worked for Iran Said Sunnis were blamed for all violence

2013 ISF arrested dep head of Iraqi Scholars Council who helped organize Sunni protests

2014 Report IS took hundreds of Yazidi women from Sinjar Ninewa Told had to convert to Islam and

then married to IS fighters

(Musings On Iraq Kurdish Government Tries to Create New Narrative Of What Happened To Iraq’s Yazidis)

2014 IS forced out of 5 villages in Sadiya Diyala US air strikes supported ISF and peshmerga attack to

take Mosul Dam

2015 PM Abadi closed 4 ministries merged 8 others into 4 by decree even though legally had to go

through parliament Claimed part of reform program but was budget cuts

(Musings On Iraq A Review Of Iraq Premier Abadi’s Reform Program Interview With Reidar Visser)

(Musings On Iraq Limits To Iraq Premier’s Reform Program, Cuts Cabinet While Maintaining Quota System)

2015 Peshmerga destroyed Arab homes in Jalawla Diyala

2015 Parliamentary investigation blamed fmr PM Maliki and 35 others for fall of Mosul Dawa

members on committee wanted Maliki removed from report Then attacked it for being political PM Abadi said he would put ISF commanders on trial for their role Didn’t happen

2015 Protests in Babil and Basra over services corruption political reform

2017 Abadi govt told Turkey Hashd would have limited role in Tal Afar op Would stay outside city

2018 March to Basra council building over death of protester day before

2018 Basra Health Dir said outbreak of rashes vomiting diarrhea due to contaminated water

2018 Report Kurds accused Abadi govt of removing Kurdish officials from disputed areas after

Baghdad took them over in Oct 2017

2018 Peace and Freedom Org recorded 169 violations against reporters activists protesters in KRG

Jan-Aug Threats Stopping reporters from covering stories Beatings Breaking up protests Said freedom of expression violated in KRG

2019 Axis Alliance blamed Hashd for 51 bodies found in Babil’s Jurf al-Sakhr Siad Hashd

kidnapped and disappeared people during war vs IS Said 16,000 disappeared

2019 Protests in Muthanna and Basra against abuses by ISF

2020 New budget deal announced Baghdad would send 320 bil dinars/month to KRG to pay govt

workers KRG would send half its tariffs to Baghdad in return Never did Deal made to secure Kurdish support for PM Kazemi

(Musings On Iraq KRG-Baghdad Budget Agreement Holds Despite No News Kurds Complying)

2020 Report KRG PM Barzani said KRG $27 bil in debt KRG official said couldn’t pay govt

workers without budget money from Baghdad KRG hadn’t paid govt workers on time and in full since Apr

2020 Protester assassinated in Basra City Part of intimidation campaign against demonstrators

(Musings On Iraq While PM Kazemi Visits Trump Pro-Iran Groups Target US And Kill Protesters To Embarrass Govt)

(Musings On Iraq Ebb And Flow Of Protests In Iraq)

(Musings On Iraq UN Report On Violence Against Iraqi Protesters)

(Musings On Iraq United Nations Faults Iraq For Failing To Protect Protesters)

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