The Mizamiyya mosque-university was established in Baghdad
Feb 10, 1258
Baghdad invaded by Mongols
Began period of economic and political decline
British troops occupied Baghdad
The League of Nations sets the border between Turkey and Iraq
Iraq was created as independent state under the monarchy of Faisal I
General Bakr Sidqi came to power in Iraq
Saddam Hussein was born
British troops invaded Iraq to install a pro-British government
Feisal II became king of Iraq
Iraq, Turkey, Britain, Pakistan, and Iran signed a treaty pledging economic and military cooperation. This agreement was technically called the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO),
Kuwait, a British protectorate since 1899, declared independence.
Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Egypt, and three other members of the Arab League severed diplomatic relations with West Germany because that country had established formal diplomatic ties with Israel
05, 1977 Egypt broke off diplomatic relations with Syria, Algeria, Southern Yemen, Libya, and Iraq because of those governments' efforts to undermine the peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt
The war between Iran and Iraq began when Iranian and Iraqi air and naval forces clashed over disputed territory escalates.
General Saddam Hussein named successor
Iraq invaded Kuwait
During his State of the Union speech, President George Bush lists Iraq, Iran, North Korea and Syria as part of an "axis of evil."
Around 2:30 GMT the United States begins its invasion of Iraq by launching a series of air strikes against Baghdad in the hopes of quickly killing leaders of the Iraqi government
Four mercenaries, all U.S. civilian contractors, are killed in a grenade attack on their vehicle by guerrillas in Fallujah, Iraq . After the attack, a violent mob moved in to pull out and mutilate the charred bodies. Two were hung from a bridge over the E