Invasion of Iraq
History of Iraq
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| | 1941 | Kaylani, Rashid 'Ali al | |
| 1st May British troops invade Iraq to install a pro-British government, Rashid 'Ali requests German support, but Germany refuses to intervene and 'Ali is forced to flee to Iran |
| 2007 | Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 24th Aug A review of progress in Iraq, called the National Intelligence Estimate, says the Iraqi government has failed to end sectarian violence even with the surge of American troops |
| 24th Aug In an attempt at national reconciliation, a group of Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish Iraqi leaders, including Nuri al-Maliki, Vice President Tarqi al-Hashemi, and President Jalal Talabani, announce former Baathists can regain their government jobs |
| 2007 | Sadr, Moktada al- | |
| 25th May Moktada al-Sadr, leader of the Mahdi Army militia and an opponent of the US-led war in Iraq, reemerges from hiding for the first time since January. In a speech, he calls for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq |
| 2007 | Talabani, Jalal | |
| 24th Aug In an attempt at national reconciliation, a group of Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish Iraqi leaders, including Nuri al-Maliki, Vice President Tarqi al-Hashemi, and President Jalal Talabani, announce former Baathists can regain their government jobs |
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