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2007 Multiple suicide bombings kill over 550 people in Qahtaniya, Iraq
2006 Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is killed by U.S. forces in Iraq 2006 Al-Askari Mosque is bombed, setting off protests and violence across Iraq 2005 Saddam Hussein's trial begins in Iraq 2005 Parliamentary elections in Iraq, the first since 1958 2004 Margaret Hassan, humanitarian, director of Care in Iraq who was murdered by terrorists, dies at 59 2004 American military deaths in the Iraq War reach 1,000 2003 President George W. Bush declares that 'major combat operations' in Iraq are over 2003 David Bloom, TV journalist, died in Iraq of non-war-related causes, dies at 39 2003 Michael Kelly, journalist, Atlantic Monthly - died in Iraq in an accident, dies at 45 2003 United States, Briain, Australia and Poland invade Iraq without United Nations sanction 2003 United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said there is no evidence that Iraq has any weapons of mass destruction 2003 The United Nations reported that there is no link between al Queda and Iraq 2002 In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil' 1997 U.N. pulls out arms inspection teams from Iraq 1997 Muhammad Fadhel, Prime Minister of Iraq 1953 - 1954, dies 1994 Turkish air force bombs Kurds, struggle in Iraq, 70 killed 1994 U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 U.S. helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die 1993 Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/English/Netherlands actor (Best Thing in Life), dies at 34 1991 U.N. weapons inspectors ends 5-day standoff with Iraq 1991 U.S. troops leave northern Iraq 1991 U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration 1991 U.S. begins air drops to Kurd refugees in Northern Iraq 1991 U.N. Security Council panel decided to lift the food embargo on Iraq 1991 Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured 1991 Iraq continues to explode oil fields in Kuwait 1991 Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over" 1991 Iraq repealed its annexation of Kuwait 1991 Iraq releases 6 U.S., 3 British and 1 Italian POW 1991 U.N. votes in favor of U.S. resolutions for cease fire with Iraq 1991 U.S. and allied forces grant Iraq a cease fire 1991 U.S. insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST 1991 Bush and U.S. Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal 1991 U.S.S.R. announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War U.S. calls the plan unacceptable 1991 Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel 1991 Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel 1991 Operation Desert Storm begins - U.S. led allies vs Iraq 1991 U.S. and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait (U.S. time) 1991 UN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait (they don't) 1991 U.S. Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq 1991 Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq 1991 Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th 1991 Iraq rejects peace proposal from Egyptian President Hosi Mubarak 1990 Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds 1990 Saddam says Israel will be Iraq's 1st target 1990 Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait 1990 U.S. accuses Iraq of dragging its feet on dates for talks 1990 Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages 1990 Iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks 1990 Bush proposes U.S. - Iraq meeting to avoid war 1990 U.N. Security Council sets Jan 15th military deadline against Iraq 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait 1990 Iraq announces it will free all German hostages 1990 Iraq says it is preparing for a "dangerous war" 1990 Iraq announces release of 330 French hostages 1990 Antiwar protest marches begin in 20 U.S. cities (for U.S. - Iraq war) 1990 President Bush at U.N., condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait 1990 U.N. Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq 1990 Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George Bush 1990 Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq 1990 Bush and Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait 1990 Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq 1990 52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq 1990 U.N. security council authorizes military action against Iraq 1990 Iraq moves Western hostages to military installations (human shields) 1990 Iraq orders 4,000 Britons and 2,500 Americans in Kuwait to Iraq 1990 Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories 1990 Iraq annexes Kuwait as its 19th province 1990 U.N. Security Council votes 13-0 to place economic sanctions against Iraq 1990 European community proposes a boycott of Iraq 1990 Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait, Emir flees to Saudi Arabia 1990 Iraq pulls out of talks with Kuwait 1990 U.S. Ambassador tells Iraq, U.S. won't take sides in Iraq - Kuwait dispute 1990 U.S. warships in Persian Gulf placed on alert after Iraq masses nearly 30,000 troops near its border with Kuwait 1990 Hussein's Revolutionary Day speech claims Kuwait stole oil from Iraq 1989 Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and North Yemen form common market 1989 Ruins of Mashkan-shapir (occupied 2050-1720 BC) found in Iraq 1988 Iran and Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war 1988 Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war 1988 Iran says Iraq uses poison gas in the war 1988 Iraq says it launched 16 missiles into Tehran 1986 Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao 1986 Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq 1984 U.S. and Iraq regain diplomatic relations 1984 U.S. accuse Iraq of using poison gas 1984 Iran offensive against Iraq fails 1984 Iraq resumes air attack on Iran 1984 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq 1982 Iran "Ramadan-offensive" in Iraq 1982 Iran offensive against Iraq 1981 French government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq 1980 Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway 1980 Iraq (Saddam Hussein) signs accord with Algeria 1979 Premier/president al-Bakr of Iraq is succeeded by Saddam Hussein 1978 Iraq declares Ayatollah Khomeini an undesirable person 1978 Abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered 1977 Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and S Yemen 1976 Dr. Patrick J Hillery elected president of Iraq 1975 4 mail truck assault on El Al B-747 in Paris, escape to Iraq 1973 3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai 1972 U.S.S.R. and Iraq sign friendship treaty 1970 Iraq's constitution goes into effect 1970 Iraq Ba'th Party recognizes Kurd nation 1968 Iraq adopts constitution 1967 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with United Nations help 1964 Egypt/Iraq/Jordan/Kuwait/Syria form common market 1963 Abdul Karim Kassem, Prime Minister of Iraq 1958 - 1963, assassinated in Baghdad at 48 1961 Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) 1961 Iraq demands dominion over Kuwait 1960 Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC 1960 Iraq executes 30 after attack on President Kassem 1959 Prime Minister Kassem of Iraq, assassinated 1959 U.S.S.R. and Iraq signs contract for building Iraqi nuclear reactor 1959 Iraq terminates military assistance pact with U.S. due to neutrality 1959 Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/English/Netherlands actor, Goede Tijden Selechte Tijden 1959 Iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact 1959 Iraq and U.S.S.R. sign economic/technical treaty 1959 Pro-Egyptian coup fails in Mosul Iraq 1958 Ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed 1958 Jordan and Iraq disolve their Arab Federation, after 3 months 1958 General Abdul K Kassem forms a military government in Iraq 1958 Abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered 1958 Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58), assassinated at Baghdad 1958 Noeri el-Said, premier of Iraq, murdered 1958 Jordan and Iraq form Arab Federation 1958 Nuri ash Said becomes premier of Iraq 1958 Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan forms 1956 King Faisal of Iraq begins visit to England 1955 British government signs military treaty with Iraq 1955 Pact of Baghdad between Iraq and Turkey signed 1955 Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance 1953 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 Feisal II installed as king of Iraq 1951 Great Britain and Iraq sign new oil contract 1950 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 Iraq captures Ge'ulim settlement 1948 Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabian troops attack Israel 1941 British troops occupy Bagdad Iraq 1941 British troop land in Iraq/Yugoslavia; surrender to nazis 1941 Rasjid al-Gailani forms pro-German regime in Iraq 1941 Pro-German Rashid Ali al-Ghailani grabs power in Iraq 1940 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 Iraq and Saudi Arabia declare war on nazi-Germany 1939 Faisal II ascends to throne of Iraq 1939 Ghazi I, King of Iraq (19??-39), dies in car accident 1937 Bakr Sidqi, general/dictator of Iraq, dies 1937 Saddam Hussein, At-Takriti, president of Iraq, 1979 - 2003 1935 Faisal II, King of Iraq, 1939-58, son of Ghasi I 1933 Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50 1932 Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations 1931 Egypt and Iraq sign peace treaty 1931 Iraq and Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty 1930 Great Britain signs accord for Independence of Iraq 1929 Persia and Iraq sign friendship treaty 1927 Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain 1914 Abdel Karim Kassem, general/premier/dictator of Iraq, 1958-63 1883 Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria 1806 Omar Pasha, Michael Lats, Croatian governor/viceroy of Bosnia/Iraq |
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