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History of Iraq

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    The Persian Sassanid dynasty took control of Mesopotamia

    The Persian Sassanid dynasty took control of Mesopotamia
  • Jan 1, 633

    Arab Muslims conquer the Sassanids and Iraq

    Arab Muslims conquer the Sassanids and Iraq
  • Mar 7, 1500

    The Ottoman Empire conquers the region

    The Ottoman Empire conquers the region

  • 1914-1918 World War I

    1914-1918 World War I

  • Saddam Hussein was born

    Saddam Hussein was born

  • 1939-1945 World War 2 breaks out

    1939-1945 World War 2 breaks out

  • End of 1939-1945 World War 2 and Iraq helps to form the Arab League

    End of 1939-1945 World War 2 and Iraq helps to form the Arab League
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    1950-1952 Iraq signs agreements with foreign oil companies and receives 50% of the oil profits

  • Faisal II became king of Iraq

    Faisal II became king of Iraq

  • The country nationalises the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC)

    The country nationalises the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC)

  • Saddam Hussein succeeds Al-Bakr as Iraqi President

    Saddam Hussein succeeds Al-Bakr as Iraqi President

  • Iraq invades Iran starting the Iran-Iraq war

    Iraq invades Iran starting the Iran-Iraq war

  • Chemical attack on Kurds Iraq believed to have used chemical weapons against the Kurdish town of Halabjah

    Chemical attack on Kurds Iraq believed to have used chemical weapons against the Kurdish town of Halabjah

  • Iraq invades Kuwait

    Iraq invades Kuwait

  • Iraq announces the merger of Iraq and Kuwait

    Iraq announces the merger of Iraq and Kuwait

  • A coalition of 39 countries begin bombing Iraq starting the Persian Gulf WarThe aerial bombing of Iraq is called "Operation Desert Storm"

    A coalition of 39 countries begin bombing Iraq starting the Persian Gulf WarThe aerial bombing of Iraq is called "Operation Desert Storm"

  • Iraq accepts the terms of a ceasefire

    Iraq accepts the terms of a ceasefire

  • US launch cruise missile attack on Iraqi intelligence headquarters in Baghdad

    US launch cruise missile attack on Iraqi intelligence headquarters in Baghdad

  • Saddam Hussein becomes prime minister of Iraq

    Saddam Hussein becomes prime minister of Iraq

  • Iraq ends cooperation with UN Special Commission to Oversee the Destruction of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (Unscom).

    Iraq ends cooperation with UN Special Commission to Oversee the Destruction of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (Unscom).

  • Operation Desert Fox - US and UK forces launch a bombing campaign, to destroy Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programmes

    Operation Desert Fox - US and UK forces launch a bombing campaign, to destroy Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programmes

  • Saddam Hussein given 48 hours to leave Iraq or face war

    Saddam Hussein given 48 hours to leave Iraq or face war

  • Baghdad and the power of Saddam Hussein crumbles and the US lists 55 most-wanted members of former regime which is issued as packs of cards

    Baghdad and the power of Saddam Hussein crumbles and the US lists 55 most-wanted members of former regime which is issued as packs of cards

  • Saddam's sons Uday and Qusay killed in gun battle in Mosul

    Saddam's sons Uday and Qusay killed in gun battle in Mosul

  • Saddam Hussein captured in Tikrit.

    Saddam Hussein captured in Tikrit.

  • Fighting continuesUS hands sovereignty to interim government headed by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi

    Fighting continuesUS hands sovereignty to interim government headed by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi

  • Saddam Hussein transferred to Iraqi legal custody

    Saddam Hussein transferred to Iraqi legal custody

  • Elections: The Shia United Iraqi Alliance win a majority

    Elections: The Shia United Iraqi Alliance win a majority

  • Parliament appoints the Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as president and Ibrahim Jaafari, a Shia, is named as prime minister

    Parliament appoints the Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as president and Ibrahim Jaafari, a Shia, is named as prime minister

  • Saddam Hussein goes on trial

    Saddam Hussein goes on trial

  • The Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is killed

    The Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is killed

  • American missiles hit targets in Baghdad and US and British ground troops enter Iraq

    American missiles hit targets in Baghdad and US and British ground troops enter Iraq