Monday, December 25, 2017

This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 25


1986 Iran’s Karbala 4 attack on Basra failed 8,000-10,000 casualties vs 3,000
            Iraqi ones
2005 Report US mismanaged developing Iraq’s electricity network Installed 26 natural
            gas turbines at 7 plants when Iraq didn’t have gas or infrastructure to support them
2006 British fought pro-militia police in Basra
2012 8,150 candidates registered for provincial elections
2013 Acting Def Min Dulaimi said govt would not shut down Ramadi protest site 

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This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 19 San Remo Conference held with UK France Italy Japan Decided to split up Ottoman empire and create Iraq

  1916 German commander of the Ottoman forces in Mesopotamia Gen Goltz died of typhoid in Baghdad