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Musings On #Iraq Early Election Results Show 56% Voter Turnout In Iraq musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/11/earl...
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Musings On #Iraq Early Election Results Show 56% Voter Turnout In Iraq musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/11/earl...
#Iraq Nov 12 2020 Human Rights Comm said tribes and Hashd were holding land and stopping displaced returning to their homes musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2020 Human Rights Comm said tribes and Hashd were holding land and stopping displaced returning to their homes musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...
#Iraq Nov 12 2020 Parliament passed law allowing $10 bil in borrowing to cover budget deficit Said KRG had to export oil for Baghdad to receive budget payments Kurdish parties walked out musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2020 Parliament passed law allowing $10 bil in borrowing to cover budget deficit Said KRG had to export oil for Baghdad to receive budget payments Kurdish parties walked out musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...
#Iraq Nov 12 2020 Foreign Min Hussein said Iraq would buy 400mw of electricity from Saudi Arabia Didn’t happen musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2020 Foreign Min Hussein said Iraq would buy 400mw of electricity from Saudi Arabia Didn’t happen musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...
#Iraq Nov 12 2017 Report Hashd stopped displaced from returning to west Ninewa’s Baaj Khairoon Tal Abta Hashd turned Baaj into military base and would not allow civilians back musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2017 Report Hashd stopped displaced from returning to west Ninewa’s Baaj Khairoon Tal Abta Hashd turned Baaj into military base and would not allow civilians back musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
#Iraq Nov 12 2016 Report UN found around 100 bodies in mass grave in Hamam al-Alil Ninewa Victims of IS Could be as many as 300 bodies musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2016 Report UN found around 100 bodies in mass grave in Hamam al-Alil Ninewa Victims of IS Could be as many as 300 bodies musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
#Iraq Nov 12 2015 Clashes between Hashd and Peshmerga at checkpoint in Tuz Kharmato Salahaddin Spread to other parts of dist Kurds blamed Hashd for not stopping at checkpoint Badr blamed Peshmerga musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2015 Clashes between Hashd and Peshmerga at checkpoint in Tuz Kharmato Salahaddin Spread to other parts of dist Kurds blamed Hashd for not stopping at checkpoint Badr blamed Peshmerga musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
#Iraq Nov 12 2015 Report IS told members if fought for money not fighting for God Feb IS cut salaries from $233 to $76 probably due to reduction in revenue musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2015 Report IS told members if fought for money not fighting for God Feb IS cut salaries from $233 to $76 probably due to reduction in revenue musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
#Iraq Nov 12 2014 Report Iraqi air force pilot said Iranians regularly flew Iraqi air force planes out of Baghdad base Su-25s that Iran provided to Iraq flown by Iranians Flew helicopters and transport planes that dropped barrel bombs musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2014 Report Iraqi air force pilot said Iranians regularly flew Iraqi air force planes out of Baghdad base Su-25s that Iran provided to Iraq flown by Iranians Flew helicopters and transport planes that dropped barrel bombs musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
#Iraq Nov 12 2014 Report During battle of Amerli Salahaddin KataibHezbollah sent in 50 fighters who set up ops room to coordinate between ISF and Hashd Had Quds Force advisers with them Sep Iran Rev Guards cmdr said Gen Suleimani saved Irbil from IS musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2014 Report During battle of Amerli Salahaddin KataibHezbollah sent in 50 fighters who set up ops room to coordinate between ISF and Hashd Had Quds Force advisers with them Sep Iran Rev Guards cmdr said Gen Suleimani saved Irbil from IS musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
#Iraq Nov 12 2014 PM Abadi fired Army Chief of Staff Gen Zebari along with 26 ISF commanders Appointed 18 new commanders within Defense Min Was in response to fall of Mosul Also to replace Maliki officers with his own loyalists musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2014 PM Abadi fired Army Chief of Staff Gen Zebari along with 26 ISF commanders Appointed 18 new commanders within Defense Min Was in response to fall of Mosul Also to replace Maliki officers with his own loyalists musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
#Iraq Nov 12 2013 Sadr said he rejected 3rd term for PM Maliki musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2013 Sadr said he rejected 3rd term for PM Maliki musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
#Iraq Nov 12 2012 Oil Min Luaibi said Iraq could produce 9 mil/bar/day in oil by 2018 Had potential for 12 mil/bar/day Said would require up to $150 bil in investment and foreign oil companies would pay for it musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqs-oil-...
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2012 Oil Min Luaibi said Iraq could produce 9 mil/bar/day in oil by 2018 Had potential for 12 mil/bar/day Said would require up to $150 bil in investment and foreign oil companies would pay for it musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqs-oil-...
#Iraq Nov 12 2012 Govt spokesman Dabbagh claimed Russian arms deal that was cancelled for corruption was never finalized Said Maliki govt would re-negotiate deal Said officials accused of corruption in deal had nothing to do with it musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2012 Govt spokesman Dabbagh claimed Russian arms deal that was cancelled for corruption was never finalized Said Maliki govt would re-negotiate deal Said officials accused of corruption in deal had nothing to do with it musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
#Iraq Nov 12 2011 Diyala council voted to make province a federal region to protest Maliki govt musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2011 Diyala council voted to make province a federal region to protest Maliki govt musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
#Iraq Nov 12 2010 Ruling parties agreed on power sharing deal for 2nd Maliki term Included National Council for Allawi to head Committee to review political prisoners Power sharing to be codified Ended ban on 3 Iraqiya members Maliki never followed deal musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/1st-pm-mal...
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2010 Ruling parties agreed on power sharing deal for 2nd Maliki term Included National Council for Allawi to head Committee to review political prisoners Power sharing to be codified Ended ban on 3 Iraqiya members Maliki never followed deal musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/1st-pm-mal...
#Iraq Nov 12 2009 Report Official in president’s office said president and VPs got $160,000/mo for expenses President got $8,000/mo salary and $45,000 in allowances musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_...
November 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2009 Report Official in president’s office said president and VPs got $160,000/mo for expenses President got $8,000/mo salary and $45,000 in allowances musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_...
#Iraq Nov 12 2007 Interior Min claimed ISI War Min Masri killed Wasn’t true Said 75% of insurgent leaders dead Admitted to using torture to get confessions musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/1st-pm-mal...
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2007 Interior Min claimed ISI War Min Masri killed Wasn’t true Said 75% of insurgent leaders dead Admitted to using torture to get confessions musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/1st-pm-mal...
#Iraq Nov 12 2006 PM Maliki told MPs his govt was weak because political parties had forced ministers on him Some were incompetent musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-maliki-...
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2006 PM Maliki told MPs his govt was weak because political parties had forced ministers on him Some were incompetent musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-maliki-...
#Iraq Nov 12 2006 Report Cmdr Iraq 5th Div in Diyala had list of Sunnis to arrest from Maliki US cmdrs believed 5th Div going after Sunni sheikhs/politicians to stop political organizing US also accused ISF of running death squads in Muqdadiya musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-maliki-...
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2006 Report Cmdr Iraq 5th Div in Diyala had list of Sunnis to arrest from Maliki US cmdrs believed 5th Div going after Sunni sheikhs/politicians to stop political organizing US also accused ISF of running death squads in Muqdadiya musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-maliki-...
#Iraq Nov 12 2005 US Iraq Cmdr Gen Casey told Def Sec Rumsfeld Iraq might take 9-13 yrs musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-jaafari...
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2005 US Iraq Cmdr Gen Casey told Def Sec Rumsfeld Iraq might take 9-13 yrs musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-jaafari...
#Iraq Nov 12 2004 Sec State Powell told Bush and PM Blair weren’t enough ground forces in Iraq to secure country musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-inte...
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2004 Sec State Powell told Bush and PM Blair weren’t enough ground forces in Iraq to secure country musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-inte...
#iraq Nov 12 2003 Bush decided US should turn over sovereignty to Iraq early against CPA plan musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/us-occupat...
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
#iraq Nov 12 2003 Bush decided US should turn over sovereignty to Iraq early against CPA plan musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/us-occupat...
#Iraq Nov 12 2003 Bremer presented his new plan to transfer sovereignty to Iraq in Jun 03 and interim govt picked by caucus Bush approved musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/us-occupat...
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2003 Bremer presented his new plan to transfer sovereignty to Iraq in Jun 03 and interim govt picked by caucus Bush approved musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/us-occupat...
#Iraq Nov 12 2002 Attny Gen Lord Goldsmith told Foreign Sec Straw that he wasn’t sure UN Resolution 1441 would give legal basis for war with Iraq Straw told Goldsmith he thought 1441 meant Iraq had to comply or else musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pre-2003-i...
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#Iraq Nov 12 2002 Attny Gen Lord Goldsmith told Foreign Sec Straw that he wasn’t sure UN Resolution 1441 would give legal basis for war with Iraq Straw told Goldsmith he thought 1441 meant Iraq had to comply or else musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pre-2003-i...