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Iraq Under US Occupation

786 events in this timeline

Open-Content investigative project managed by AJB, KJF, blackmax

This is the home page for the Iraq Under US Occupation investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.

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  1. April 2003: Iraqi Engineers Ready to Rebuild Country’s Infrastructure
  2. October 2006: Committee of Iraqis Begin Working on Oil Law under Pressure from US
  3. July 2006: Draft of Iraq Oil Law Completed
  4. June 2004: IAMB Learns That Oil Metering Equipment is Still Not Installed
  5. February 2004: Watchdog Informs CPA that Oil Production Goes Unmetered
  6. Early February 2006: Iraqi Government Allegedly Warned of Potential Attack on ‘Golden Mosque’ in Samarra
  7. (Summer 2003): Iraq Survey Group Concludes Iraqi Drones Harmless
  8. December 2006: Iraq Study Group Final Report Recommends Urgent Changes to Iraq’s Oil Industry; Report Rejected by Bush
  9. July 2003: Iraq Survey Group Investigates Aluminum Tubes at Nasr Munitions Plant
  10. Autumn 2004: Oil Lobby Group Calls for Use of Production Sharing Agreements in Iraq
  11. Summer 2003: Lobby Group Solicits Money from Oil Companies to Help Shape Iraq Oil Policy
  12. January 2005: Oil Lobby Report Given to Iraqi Finance Minister
  13. December 2003-May 2004: Oil Lobby Group Refers to Its Iraq Project as a Potential ‘Beachhead’ for ‘Expansion in the Middle East’
  14. (Mid-2006): Washington Sends Corporate Lawyer to Iraq to Assist with Drafting of Oil Law
  15. March 2003-November 2005: Mass Detentions of Iraqis by US Military Yield Few Convictions
  16. (2003): New Iraqi Ministry of Trade Official Will Push for Iraq Membership into IMF
  17. November 2005: Report: PSAs Would Cost Iraq ‘Hundreds of Billions of Dollars’ in Lost Revenue
  18. May 2003: White House-Connected Lobbyists Form Company to Advise Companies on Doing Business in Iraq
  19. October 2003: Contract to Audit CPA’s Expenditures Awarded to Unqualified Firm
  20. April 2003: State Department Oil and Energy Working Group Publishes its Formal Policy Recommendations for Post-Invasion Iraq
  21. November 2006-January 2007: Oil Giants Send ‘Teams’ into Iraq to Help Shape Oil Law
  22. November 2006: CPA Official Shrugs Off Missing $8.8 Billion in Iraq Funds
  23. June 2004: Only 15,000 Iraqis Employed in Reconstruction Projects
  24. 2006: US Appropriates Only $3 Billion for New Iraqi Defense Forces
  25. August 2006: US Military Ordered to Find and Detain Iranians in Iraq
  26. Late March 2007: Fatah Al-Islam Accused of Being Foreign Import
  27. February 2003: Russia Outlaws Islamic Militant Group That Is Later Supported by US
  28. March 2007: Leader of Fatah al-Islam Says US Is a Target of Future Attacks
  29. August 2004: Shell Oil Looking for PR Officer with ‘Strong Family Connections’ to Work for Shell Iraq
  30. March 2004: Two New Former Oil Industry Executives are Appointed as Advisers to Iraq’s Oil Ministry
  31. After Summer 2004: British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Advise Iraqi Oil Ministry
  32. Summer 2004: Britain Says Iraq Needs to Work with Foreign Oil Companies to Increase Oil Output
  33. (April 2003): USAID Solicits Bid to Draft Economic Reorganization Plan for Iraq
  34. September 2003: US Purchases $20 Mil in Small Arms for Iraqi Police, Despite Available Weapons In Iraq’s Arsenals
  35. March 2007: Journalist Calls Neocon Policy Paper ‘A Playbook for US-Israel Foreign Policy During Bush-Cheney Era’
  36. July 10 -11, 2005: US and Iraqi Officials Meet to Discuss Economic Reforms
  37. August 2003: US Admits Using Bombs Similar to Napalm in Iraq
  38. Mid-November 2004: US Troops Use White Phosphorus against Human Targets in Fallujah
  39. October 2003: Sick or Wounded US Troops Held in Substandard Limbo for Months
  40. Summer 2003: White House Reluctant to Renew Imminent Danger Pay Increase for US Soldiers
  41. June 2003: White House Against Congress Increasing Gratuity for Families of Killed Soldiers
  42. April 2003 and later: Many US Troops Deployed to Iraq with Obsolete Body Armor
  43. March 2003 and After: Transport Vehicles for US Army in Iraq Not Prepared for Combat Zones
  44. March 2003 and later: US Soldiers in Iraq Forced to Retrofit Armored Vehicles on Their Own
  45. Summer 2003-March 2004: US Army Wants Soldiers to Use Sandbags to Fix Underarmed Transport Vehicles
  46. October 2003: Bullets Penetrate Some US Army Transport Vehicles in Iraq
  47. October 2003: Manufacturers of Fully Armored Vehicles for US Army in Iraq Not at Full Production
  48. October 2004: US Troops Still Waiting for Retrofitting of Their Supply Trucks
  49. Late October 2004: Some National Guard Units Sent to Iraq with Inadequate Ammo and Equipment
  50. March 2003 and later: US National Guard Units in Iraq Are Less Equipped than US Army Units