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1921 Referendum finished that picked Faisal as king British fixed results
(Musings On Iraq review Empires of the Sand, The Struggle For Mastery In The Middle East 1789-1923)
1921 Gertrude Bell wrote that Kurds in Irbil and Mosul had voted for Faisal in referendum and
in return they would get Kurdish officials
(Musings On Iraq review Gertrude Bell And Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East)
(Musings On Iraq movie review Letters from Baghdad)
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Queen, The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
1922 Cabinet resigned due to king allowing anti-Anglo-Iraq Treaty opposition to spread
1927 Report Assyrians refused to settle in northern Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review State and Society in Iraq)
1933 Interior Min Suleiman went to Dohuk and Amadiya to try to stop killing of Assyrians
1933 3 days of looting of Assyrian villages in Al Qosh by Kurd Arab and Yazidi tribes ended
1933 Arabs attacked 2 Chaldean Christian villages near Assyrian ones in Al Qosh
(Musings On Iraq review Christianity in Iraq)
1937 PM Sulaiman called for officers responsible for Gen Sidqi’s assassination to be put on trial Pan-
Arab officers threatened revolt in Mosul if happened
1937 Pan-Arab officers contacted cmdrs in Diwaniya Kirkuk Sulaymaniya to block any moves if
Mosul revolt started vs PM Sulaiman Gen Sidqi’s followers wanted war Baghdad command split which meant end of PM Sulaiman
1949 Syrian Pres Zaim overthrown by military in coup backed by Iraq Regent Ilah thought this
opened door to Iraq-Syrian unity where he could become king of Syria
1954 Interior Min closed 15 papers and magazines in Baghdad Part of PM Said’s crackdown on
political freedoms
1965 Pres Arif said Revolutionary Command Council disbanded and elections would be
held soon Didn’t happen
1985 Iraq started air campaign against Kharg Island Iran’s main oil terminal Would last 4 months
Dropped capacity by 1/3 Iran moved most of its shipping south as a result
(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)
1990 Saddam wrote Iranian Pres Rafsanjani that Iraq would begin unilateral withdrawal of its troops
from Iranian territory Said 2 countries should go back to 1975 Algiers Agreement
1998 Iraq found violating UN sanctions by smuggling oil
(Musings On Iraq review Invisible War, The United States And The Iraq Sanctions)
1998 Washington Post report UN chief Butler had followed US instructions to hold back on
inspections because Clinton admin didn’t want confrontations with Saddam
2002 NSC meeting Powell said US had to build coalition against Iraq Said Bush should
address Iraq in his UN speech on 9/12/02 Cheney said Bush’s UN speech should attack organization for inaction on Iraq Nat Sec Adv Rice agreed with both Rice presented paper Iraq Goals Objectives Strategy which was approved Said US needed to eliminate Iraq’s WMD End Iraqi threat Stop Iraq terrorizing its people Cut ties to terrorism Maintain unity of Iraq Liberate Iraqi people and create a democracy
(Musings On Iraq review The Assassins’ Gate, America In Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq’s Future The aftermath of regime change)
(Musings On Iraq review Leap of Faith, Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
(Musings On Iraq review Overreach, Delusions of Regime Change In Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Wanting War: Why the Bush Administration Invaded Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review What Happened, Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception)
2003 UN Resolution 1500 created UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Said Iraqi Governing
Council important step to Iraq self-governance
2003 US intel officer wrote memo saying that “gloves are coming off” in interrogating Iraqi prisoners
2005 US Amb Khalilzad accused Iran of attempting to subvert Iraq after US forces seized EFPs in
south Iraq
(Musings On Iraq How Iran Used Explosively Formed Projectiles (EFPs) To Influence events In Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq A History Of Iranian Weapons Shipments To Iraq Interview With Arkenstone Blog’s Galen Wright)
(Musings On Iraq Iran’s Policy Towards Iraq)
2005 Kurds marched in Irbil Kirkuk Dohuk Sulaymaniya calling for Kurdish self determination
control of Kirkuk and disputed areas
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq After America, Strongmen, Sectarians, Resistance)
2006 PM Maliki told US Iraq cmdr Gen Casey civil war was easier to deal with then Baathists who
were attempting to overthrow his govt
(Musings On Iraq US Army History of Iraq War Vol 1 – Chapter 20 Baghdad Burns, Summer-Fall 2006)
2006 US police training program offered plan to crack down on death squads and kidnappings by
Interior Min by reviewing each police battalion
(Musings On Iraq From Bad To Worse How Military Moved Into The Iraqi Police Force And The United States Failed At Nation Building Part Two Of An Interview With Jerry Burke Former Advisor To The Baghdad Police And Interior Ministry)
(Musings On Iraq review The U.S. Army In The Iraq War: Volume 1, Invasion, Insurgency, Civil
War, 2003-2006)
2006 After threat by insurgents only around 100 of Fallujah’s 1700 police showed up to duty
2006 Protest in Basra over lack of electricity during summer heat Clashed with police
2006 Zafaraniya Baghdad attacked by insurgents who forced out most Shiites
(Musings On Iraq review Voices From Iraq, A People’s History, 2003-2009)
2007 4 suicide truck bombs hit Kahtaniya and Jazeera in Sinjar district killed 796 Yazidis and
wounded almost 1,500 Was deadliest bombing in Iraq since 2003
(Musings On Iraq review Suicide Bombers In Iraq, The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom)
2007 100 soldiers kidnapped Oil Ministry officials from govt compound in Baghdad including Dep
Oil Minister
2008 Report election official said ISF intimidating people registering to vote In Sadr City police
officer demanded that voter registration director turn over names and addresses of voters
2008 UK deployed troops along Basra-Iran border to try to interdict arms smuggling from Iran
(Musings On Iraq A History Of Iranian Weapons Shipments To Iraq Interview With Arkenstone Blog’s Galen Wright)
2009 PM Maliki told reporters that they had to cooperate with govt and not criticize it
2009 KRG said Al-Hadbaa ruling party in Ninewa supported ethnic cleansing of Kurds and
Christians Blamed it for insurgent attacks in province and 2000 deaths
(Musings On Iraq Tit For Tat In Ninewa)
(Musings On Iraq Arab-Kurdish Divide Over New Ninewa Provincial Council)
2013 Report After 2003 Sunnis felt marginalized Were treated as group 1st time Quota system in govt
made Sunnis minority partner which they couldn’t accept Had to change view of state and society to communal one Some pushed for political participation Others for insurgency Increased feelings of exclusion because no unified leadership Raised profile of local clerics and sheikhs Felt singled out as Baathists and terrorists Felt targeted by govt Didn’t believe in politicians because achieved little Increased move towards insurgency to gain power/rights 2010 Sunnis voted in large numbers Iraqiya won election but outmaneuvered by PM Maliki Dec 2011 Maliki issued warrant for VP Hashemi Maliki attempted to control provinces and local ISF Blocked autonomous moves by Diyala and Salahaddin Jun 2012 Iraqiya failed at no confidence vote vs Maliki Party fell apart afterward in part due to Maliki’s divide and conquer policy Increased divisions amongst Sunnis Syrian war increased sectarianism amongst Sunnis
2013 Report Sunni protests started in Fallujah Dec 2012 after Maliki had Finance Min Issawi’s
bodyguards arrested Spread to other parts of Anbar Salahaddin Kirkuk Ninewa Jan and Mar 2013 clashes between protesters and ISF in Fallujah and Mosul Protests led by religious leaders sheikhs politicians insurgents Meant many agendas Tribes and clerics wanted more power vs those connected to Baghdad Insurgents wanted to exploit protests Split Iraqiya over cooperating or opposing PM Maliki Protests split over getting concessions from Maliki autonomous regions or insurgency Lack of united leadership led Maliki to try divide and conquer Set up committees to deal with demands Attacked protests for trying to divide Iraq Insurgents used Apr raid on Hawija protest camp turned people towards violence Naqshibandi Islamic Army ISI launched attacks afterward
(Musings On Iraq Is Iraq’s Prime Minister Becoming A Dictator? An Interview With Kirk Sowell Of Inside Iraqi Politics)
2014 PM Maliki agreed to step down after elections Was under pressure from US and Ayatollah
Sistani
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq After America, Strongmen, Sectarians, Resistance)
2014 Report Iranian representative met with Ayatollah Sistani start of Aug Sistani said PM Maliki had
to go Iran agreed and started working to replace him Maliki still wanted to be PM because his State of Law won plurality of votes Dawa delegation went to Iran and suggested Haidar Abadi as new PM Iran wanted Shiite parties to re-unite
2014 Yazidis who fled Sinjar blamed local Arabs from 3 tribes for helping IS kill them
2014 US airstrikes helped YPG take Jabal Sinjar Trapped Yazidis there escaped
(Musings On Iraq The Plight Of Iraq’s Yazidis In Ninewa Province Interview With Christine van den Toorn)
2015 Ayatollah Sistani’s office said PM Abadi needed to reform judiciary
(Musings On Iraq A Review Of Iraq Premier Abadi’s Reform Program Interview With Reidar Visser)
2015 Protests in Maysan Kirkuk Salahaddin Basra Karbala Najaf Dhi Qar Babil Baghdad
Diwaniya Wasit Diyala demanding better services fighting corruption reforming judiciary Some attacked by gunmen
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Judiciary Resistant To Reforms)
2015 Journalists said that Baghdad Operations Command stormed their office and told them not to
cover protests
2015 VP Maliki gave interview Said protests were anti-religious
2015 UN called on Iraq to close secret prisons Reviewed torture and abuse Asked Iraqi officials to
name 1 person jailed for torture Found none Iraq denied torture happened Muthanna secret prison in Baghdad discovered in 2011 still open UN watched 92 trials Jan-Jun 2014 where 50 defendants said they were tortured Judges did nothing even though illegal
(Musings On Iraq Secret Prisons Alive And Well In Iraq)
2015 Report PM Abadi’s reform program almost same as reforms proposed in 2006 2010 2014
None had details on how to carry out changes 1 Abadi reform doing away with VPs part of power struggle with Maliki who was VP Constitution created VPs and deputy PMs which Abadi wanted to abolish Wouldn’t make any real change Abadi’s reforms also concentrated power in his hands to dismiss officials Called for reforming judiciary then said judges could come up with their own plan Called for anti-corruption agencies to go after corruption When protests ended and summer ended talk of reform would disappear That’s what happened
2016 Report Salahaddin govt said ISF and Hashd stopped people returning to Yathrib Accused
them of burning homes and farms Dep Speaker said deal made with Samarra Ops Command and security leaders to allow displaced back
2017 Asayesh broke into anti-KRG independence referendum office in Irbil Took documents Head
of group went into hiding afterward due to threats
2017 Hashd spokesman said 90% of Hashd would take part in Tal Afar op Said Turkey’s
opposition to Hashd didn’t matter
2017 Kataib Hezbollah said it would be watching US during Tal Afar op Said US was helping IS
2017 Report ISF burned farmland Destroyed homes Tried to force people out and displaced them in
Tarmiya north Baghdad
2018 Protesters tried to storm West Qurna 2 oil field in Basra ISF used gunfire to disperse people
College grads burned degrees in Irbil over lack of jobs
2019 Report Jun Jul Aug x2 Sep ammo at Hashd bases blew up due to poor storage Aug
twice in Sep Hashd fired rockets at US consulate in Basra Jun fired rockets at foreign oil company camp in Basra and Balad airbase in Salahaddin Jul IEDs on logistics convoys working for US Aug western oil company workers hit with IED in Basra
2019 Dynasty Petroleum filed suit vs KRG and Natural Resource Min Hawrami for
unlawful interference intimidation breach of contract Had oil deal in Sulaymaniya Hawrami demanded 20-30% of deal up front with extra payments to get deal Dynasty refused Qubad Talabani and member of KRG oil council demanded Dynasty pay Hawrami PUK intel told to intimidate company to make it pay
(Musings On Iraq Corruption In Iraq An Interview With Stuart Bowen Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction)
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Trouble Fighting Corruption Interview With Vincent Foulk Former US Anti-Graft Official)
2020 Protest activist assassinated in Basra City as part of intimidation campaign against
demonstrators Protest in Sulaymaniya Called for provincial govt to resign
(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)
2020 Qaim Mayor said IS still operating in Anbar’s western desert
2021 KRG said PM Kazemi agreed to send another monthly budget payment Sent payment in Jul
KRG was not complying with budget requirements Kazemi sent money to gain support of Kurds
(Musings On Iraq Baghdad To Send Budget Payment To KRG For 2nd Time)
(Musings On Iraq Kurdish Politician: 2021 Budget Isn’t Binding Agreement For KRG)
(Musings On Iraq Baghdad Sends Money To KRG Without It Complying With 2021 Budget)
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