2015 Event Shiite militia forces in Iraq boycott the fight against ISIS in Tikrit to protest U.S. airstrikes; the U.S. was responding to a request from the Iraqi government, but militias are concerned that the U.S. will receive credit for their work to date 2014 Event United Nation member states agree to a resolution aiming to prevent their citizens from joining or supporting militant groups, particularly the Islamic State, in Iraq and Syria 2014 Event 49 hostages of the Islamic State are freed and returned to Turkey after an operation enacted by the Turkish government after the June kidnapping in Mosul, Iraq; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will not give information regarding its actions 2014 Event U.S. officials have validated claims by the Islamic State (IS) that journalist James Foley, held in captivity for two years, has been killed; President Obama vows to continue airstrikes in Iraq against IS militants 2014 Event The European Union will assist Iraq in fighting Islamic State militants; European nations and the Union are sending arms in addition to humanitarian aid 2014 Event U.S. air strikes, in combination with Kurdish forces, pushed back an assault by Islamic State militants upon Yazidi minorities trapped on Mt. Sinjar in Iraq; the action allowed thousands to escape 2014 Event 705 military troops will be sent to Iraq by the U.S. to assist in planning assistance to groups affected by the advance of Islamist State militants; President Barack Obama states that the troops will not be involved in combat 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama will allow the Pentagon to perform a limited number of air strikes in Iraq to thwart the advance of the Islamic State 2014 Event Russia supplies Iraq with military aircraft to help the government fight insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq; the U.S. has readied military assistance, but it has not yet been delivered 2014 Event The U.S. is pressing Iraq to put a new government into place as soon as possible in order to keep the nation from being torn apart by sectarian violence; the U.S. plans to send military advisors but not direct military assistance at this time 2014 Event The U.S. may cooperate with Iran in identifying options to address the violence in Iraq, though such options would not include military aid; President Barack Obama has sent 257 troops to Baghdad to provide additional security for the U.S. embassy 2013 Event Declassified CIA documents reveal that during the Iran-Iraq War, top Reagan administration officials gave Iraq information on the location of Iranian troops 2012 Event The United Kingdom reports its plan to close the U.K. Consulat in Basra, Iraq 2011 Event The last convoy of U.S. Army soldiers leaves Iraq, formally marking the end of the Iraq War 2011 Event The English town Wooten Bassett is re-named with the prefix 'Royal', honoring its role in repatriating British military personnel killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan 2010 Event Thirty Kurds are killed when the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution crosses the border into Iraq 2010 Event At least 70 people are killed and 300 wounded in a series of bombings over the three-day Shia pilgrimage to the Musa Kadhim mausoleum in Iraq 2010 Event Gordon Brown, United Kingdom's Prime Minister, gives evidence to the Iraq Inquiry 2010 Event At least 33 people are killed, more than 50 wounded, by multiple suicide bombers in Baquoba, Iraq 2009 Event Inmates at Iraq's notoriuous Abu Grraib prison start a fire and clash with guards during two days of unrest 2007 Event Multiple suicide bombings kill over 550 people in Qahtaniya, Iraq 2006 Event Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is killed by U.S. forces in Iraq 2006 Event Al-Askari Mosque is bombed, setting off protests and violence across Iraq 2005 Event Saddam Hussein's trial begins in Iraq 2005 Event Parliamentary elections in Iraq, the first since 1958 2004 Death Margaret Hassan, humanitarian, director of Care in Iraq who was murdered by terrorists, dies at 59 2004 Event American military deaths in the Iraq War reach 1,000 2003 Event President George W. Bush declares that 'major combat operations' in Iraq are over 2003 Death David Bloom, TV journalist, died in Iraq of non-war-related causes, dies at 39 2003 Death Michael Kelly, journalist, Atlantic Monthly - died in Iraq in an accident, dies at 45 2003 Event United States, Briain, Australia and Poland invade Iraq without United Nations sanction 2003 Event United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said there is no evidence that Iraq has any weapons of mass destruction 2003 Event The United Nations reported that there is no link between al Queda and Iraq 2002 Event In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil' 1997 Event U.N. pulls out arms inspection teams from Iraq 1997 Death Muhammad Fadhel, Prime Minister of Iraq 1953 - 1954, dies 1994 Event Turkish air force bombs Kurds, struggle in Iraq, 70 killed 1994 Event U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 U.S. helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die 1993 Death Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/English/Netherlands actor (Best Thing in Life), dies at 34 1991 Event U.N. weapons inspectors ends 5-day standoff with Iraq 1991 Event U.S. troops leave northern Iraq 1991 Event U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration 1991 Event U.S. begins air drops to Kurd refugees in Northern Iraq 1991 Event U.N. Security Council panel decided to lift the food embargo on Iraq 1991 Event Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured 1991 Event Iraq continues to explode oil fields in Kuwait 1991 Event Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over" 1991 Event Iraq repealed its annexation of Kuwait 1991 Event Iraq releases 6 U.S., 3 British and 1 Italian POW 1991 Event U.N. votes in favor of U.S. resolutions for cease fire with Iraq 1991 Event U.S. and allied forces grant Iraq a cease fire 1991 Event U.S. insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST 1991 Event Bush and U.S. Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal 1991 Event U.S.S.R. announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War U.S. calls the plan unacceptable 1991 Event Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel 1991 Event Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel 1991 Event Operation Desert Storm begins - U.S. led allies vs Iraq 1991 Event U.S. and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait (U.S. time) 1991 Event UN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait (they don't) 1991 Event U.S. Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq 1991 Event Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq 1991 Event Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th 1991 Event Iraq rejects peace proposal from Egyptian President Hosi Mubarak 1990 Event Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds 1990 Event Saddam says Israel will be Iraq's 1st target 1990 Event Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait 1990 Event U.S. accuses Iraq of dragging its feet on dates for talks 1990 Event Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages 1990 Event Iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks 1990 Event Bush proposes U.S. - Iraq meeting to avoid war 1990 Event U.N. Security Council sets Jan 15th military deadline against Iraq 1990 Event Mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait 1990 Event Iraq announces it will free all German hostages 1990 Event Iraq says it is preparing for a "dangerous war" 1990 Event Iraq announces release of 330 French hostages 1990 Event Antiwar protest marches begin in 20 U.S. cities (for U.S. - Iraq war) 1990 Event President Bush at U.N., condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait 1990 Event U.N. Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq 1990 Event Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George Bush 1990 Event Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq 1990 Event Bush and Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait 1990 Event Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq 1990 Event 52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq 1990 Event U.N. security council authorizes military action against Iraq 1990 Event Iraq moves Western hostages to military installations (human shields) 1990 Event Iraq orders 4,000 Britons and 2,500 Americans in Kuwait to Iraq 1990 Event Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories 1990 Event Iraq annexes Kuwait as its 19th province 1990 Event U.N. Security Council votes 13-0 to place economic sanctions against Iraq 1990 Event European community proposes a boycott of Iraq 1990 Event Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait, Emir flees to Saudi Arabia 1990 Event Iraq pulls out of talks with Kuwait 1990 Event U.S. Ambassador tells Iraq, U.S. won't take sides in Iraq - Kuwait dispute 1990 Event U.S. warships in Persian Gulf placed on alert after Iraq masses nearly 30,000 troops near its border with Kuwait 1990 Event Hussein's Revolutionary Day speech claims Kuwait stole oil from Iraq 1989 Event Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and North Yemen form common market 1989 Event Ruins of Mashkan-shapir (occupied 2050-1720 BC) found in Iraq 1988 Event Iran and Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war 1988 Event Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war 1988 Event Iran says Iraq uses poison gas in the war 1988 Event Iraq says it launched 16 missiles into Tehran 1986 Event Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao 1986 Event Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq 1984 Event U.S. and Iraq regain diplomatic relations 1984 Event U.S. accuse Iraq of using poison gas 1984 Event Iran offensive against Iraq fails 1984 Event Iraq resumes air attack on Iran 1984 Event 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq 1982 Event Iran "Ramadan-offensive" in Iraq 1982 Event Iran offensive against Iraq 1981 Event French government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq 1980 Event Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway 1980 Event Iraq (Saddam Hussein) signs accord with Algeria 1979 Event Premier/president al-Bakr of Iraq is succeeded by Saddam Hussein 1978 Event Iraq declares Ayatollah Khomeini an undesirable person 1978 Death Abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered 1977 Event Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and S Yemen 1976 Event Dr. Patrick J Hillery elected president of Iraq 1975 Event 4 mail truck assault on El Al B-747 in Paris, escape to Iraq 1973 Event 3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai 1972 Event U.S.S.R. and Iraq sign friendship treaty 1970 Event Iraq's constitution goes into effect 1970 Event Iraq Ba'th Party recognizes Kurd nation 1968 Event Iraq adopts constitution 1967 Event Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with United Nations help 1964 Event Egypt/Iraq/Jordan/Kuwait/Syria form common market 1963 Death Abdul Karim Kassem, Prime Minister of Iraq 1958 - 1963, assassinated in Baghdad at 48 1961 Event Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) 1961 Event Iraq demands dominion over Kuwait 1960 Event Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC 1960 Event Iraq executes 30 after attack on President Kassem 1959 Death Prime Minister Kassem of Iraq, assassinated 1959 Event U.S.S.R. and Iraq signs contract for building Iraqi nuclear reactor 1959 Event Iraq terminates military assistance pact with U.S. due to neutrality 1959 Birthday Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/English/Netherlands actor, Goede Tijden Selechte Tijden 1959 Event Iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact 1959 Event Iraq and U.S.S.R. sign economic/technical treaty 1959 Event Pro-Egyptian coup fails in Mosul Iraq 1958 Death Ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed 1958 Event Jordan and Iraq disolve their Arab Federation, after 3 months 1958 Event General Abdul K Kassem forms a military government in Iraq 1958 Death Abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered 1958 Death Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58), assassinated at Baghdad 1958 Death Noeri el-Said, premier of Iraq, murdered 1958 Event Jordan and Iraq form Arab Federation 1958 Event Nuri ash Said becomes premier of Iraq 1958 Event Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan forms 1956 Event King Faisal of Iraq begins visit to England 1955 Event British government signs military treaty with Iraq 1955 Event Pact of Baghdad between Iraq and Turkey signed 1955 Event Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance 1953 Birthday John Denham, born in Seaton, England, John Yorke Denham, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, served, then resigned as, Minister of State at the Home Office in 2003, over the Iraq War 1953 Event Feisal II installed as king of Iraq 1951 Event Great Britain and Iraq sign new oil contract 1950 Birthday Anthony Lloyd, born in England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, gay rights supporter, voted against the Iraq War and against renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System 1948 Event Iraq captures Ge'ulim settlement 1948 Event Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabian troops attack Israel 1941 Event British troops occupy Bagdad Iraq 1941 Event British troop land in Iraq/Yugoslavia; surrender to nazis 1941 Event Rasjid al-Gailani forms pro-German regime in Iraq 1941 Event Pro-German Rashid Ali al-Ghailani grabs power in Iraq 1940 Birthday Anne Campbell, born in England, politician, Labor Member of Parliament for Cambridge, portrayed by Harriet Walter in 10 Days to War, a BBC drama on events leading up to the Iraq War 1939 Event Iraq and Saudi Arabia declare war on nazi-Germany 1939 Event Faisal II ascends to throne of Iraq 1939 Death Ghazi I, King of Iraq (19??-39), dies in car accident 1937 Death Bakr Sidqi, general/dictator of Iraq, dies 1937 Birthday Saddam Hussein, At-Takriti, president of Iraq, 1979 - 2003 1935 Birthday Faisal II, King of Iraq, 1939-58, son of Ghasi I 1933 Death Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50 1932 Event Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations 1931 Event Egypt and Iraq sign peace treaty 1931 Event Iraq and Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty 1930 Event Great Britain signs accord for Independence of Iraq 1929 Event Persia and Iraq sign friendship treaty 1927 Event Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain 1914 Birthday Abdel Karim Kassem, general/premier/dictator of Iraq, 1958-63 1883 Birthday Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria 1806 Birthday Omar Pasha, Michael Lats, Croatian governor/viceroy of Bosnia/Iraq
