1638 Ottoman Sultan Murad IV conquered Baghdad Looting led to resistance by defeated
Persian soldiers and then massacre Up to 50,000 killed
1915 Ottomans began 2nd attack upon British at Kut Breached defense but attack faltered
because of bad coordination
1918 Meeting of UK Eastern Comm Foreign Office official brought up Anglo-French Declaration
that said there would be national govts in Ottoman Empire Meant Iraq couldn’t be under UK rule Questioned claims by UK political officer Wilson that Iraqis wanted UK rule Said couldn’t ignore influence of Faisal in Iraq and that Wilson should create Iraqi govt not a protectorate
1922 Anglo-Iraq declaration to League of Nations talked about giving Kurds rights and own
govt in their region
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review People Without A Country, The Kurds and Kurdistan)
1938 Rumor that leading pan-Arab officers would be retired Circle of 7 officers met and decided to
overthrow PM Midfai 7 told PM he had to resign Agreed didn’t want bloodshed & backed by Nuri al-Said Taha al-Hashemi Rashid al-Gaylani
(Musings On Iraq review The Role of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941)
(Musings On Iraq review Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941)
(Musings On Iraq review The Modern History of Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Chatham House Version and other Middle-Eastern Studies)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny)
1963 PM Yahya announced govt program Wanted to restore rule of law Protect freedoms
and property Said would form nationalist front and a provisional constitution Said would repair relations with oil companies
1980 Iraq air force bombed Iran’s main oil terminal at Kharg Island for 1st time Iran bombed Basra
refinery in retaliation
(Musings On Iraq review Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service With The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988)
1980 Iraqi division moved into Iran in north Took control of Rashah and Rayat Passes to block any
Iranian move upon Sulaymaniya
(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 UK Foreign Sec Straw told Sec of State Powell a 2nd UN resolution was needed to gain UK
political support and legal justification for war
(Musings On Iraq Review The Report of the Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)
2002 Niger Premier said that his country did not try to sell uranium to Iraq
2003 Report President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board found White House disregarded
warnings by CIA about Iraq-Africa uranium story
(Musings On Iraq How US Intelligence Failed The Iraq-Niger Uranium Story)
(Musings On Iraq Review Hubris, The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, And The Selling Of The Iraq War)
2004 Def Sec Rumsfeld told troops in Iraq insurgency could be defeated
2005 National Security Adv Rubaie met with Ayatollah Sistani Said Sistani rejected calls for revote
due to complaints and violations Rubaie said Iraq would re-arrest Baathist officials just released by US
2005 Iraq court barred 90 candidates from election for Baathist ties
(Musings On Iraq The Baathist Purge In Post-Saddam Iraq, A Short History Of DeBaathification)
2006 Acting upon warrants for 62 police officers UK forces raided Basra Serious Crime Unit HQ
Found 127 prisoners 80% were tortured Some Basra councilman protested against raid Interior Min Bolani said he would disband Serious Crime Unit PM Maliki Basra Gov Waili and sheikhs all supported raid Crime Unit responsible for death squads Attacks on UK Criminal activity Ties to Mahdi Army
(Musings On Iraq US Army History Iraq War Vol 1 – Chapter 22 – The Failed Transition)
(Musings On Iraq Chilcot Inquiry Section 9.5 June 2006 To 27 June 2007)
2006 Interior Min reported 12,000 police killed since 2003 Avg 10 per day
2007 Report US general in charge of northern Iraq said most people in Sahwa were there for $ Of
15,000 Sahwa in north only 20% wanted to join ISF In some areas more people were volunteering for Sahwa then needed Iraqi economy didn’t have enough jobs for Sahwa after US money for program ended
2007 US military said violence in Iraq down 60% from Jun to Dec 07
2008 Iraqi National Dialogue Council left the Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF) claiming that the Islamic
Party was attempting to monopolize power Ended IAF
(Musings On Iraq Iraqi Accordance Front Beaks Apart)
2009 2nd day of protests in Pirmargrun Sulaymaniya over mayor and lack of services PUK guards
broke up demonstration using gunfire
(Musings On Iraq Anti-Government Protests In Both Southern and Northern Iraq)
2009 3 senior officials in Trade Min given short jail terms of 1-2 yrs for embezzling millions of
dollars from food ration system
(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)
2011 PM Maliki said he would block provinces becoming autonomous regions
2012 Report Iraq and Jordan agreed to build pipeline to Red Sea Didn’t happen
2012 Report Baghdad Dep Gov said directors and other high officials in province asked for bribes from
foreign companies for electricity contracts
2013 Report World Bank withdrew grant for Education Min Gave $100 mil in 2011 to build schools Only
20% completed Iraq needed more than 7000 schools
2013 Report Despite rise in GDP no increase in living standards for Iraqis Rise in per capita income
dependent upon govt salaries Had been no increase in that area Tourism Min said govt salaries didn’t keep pace with rising prices Expert said rise in GPD in 2013 raised per capita income to $6000
2013 PM Maliki ordered ISF to surround Ramadi protest site
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s PM Maliki Goes From Offensive Against Al Qaeda To Crackdown On Anbar Protestors)
2013 Acting Def Min Dulaimi’s convoy hit by IED
(Musings On Iraq Security In Iraq’s Anbar Province December 2013)
2018 Report Terrorism defendants usually denied lawyer until court began Went to court in
Ninewa Man signed confession Said he was tortured and had no lawyer Judge randomly called lawyer from court to defend him Trial lasted 4 min 2nd defendant arrested for having similar name to wanted man His lawyer said he’d been tortured and confessed Trial lasted 8 mins 3rd defendant said he signed paper while blindfolded and didn’t know it was confession Trial lasted 9 mins All 3 found guilty Iraqi intel officer thought govt wanted revenge after war and acted immorally End of Mosul Battle ISF executed anyone found in Old City ISF covered up its murders Intel officer said Hashd ran extortion racket demanding bribes or would put names on wanted lists PM Abadi dismissed any talk of abuse No investigations
(Musings On Iraq review A Stranger in Your Own City, Travels in the Middle East’s Long War)
2019 Human Rights Comm said 250 families displaced by IS in Diyala’s Khanaqin Dist
(Musings On Iraq The Islamic State’s Failed Comeback In Iraq)
2020 Report Iranian Rev Guard Quds Force Cmdr Qaani recently visited Baghdad to warn pro-Iran
Hashd factions to stop attacks on Americans in Iraq out of fear of Trump retaliation
(Musings On Iraq Iran Warns Its Allies About Attacking US Targets In Iraq)
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