Iraqi Republic
This article is about the specific polity Iraqi Republic and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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Was a state established through the 14 July Revolution in which the Kingdom of Iraq's Hashemite dynasty was overthrown.
Establishment
August 1958: The union lasted only six months, being officially dissolved on 2 August 1958, after Faisal II of Iraq was deposed by a military coup on 14 July.
Chronology
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Was a coup d'état in Iraq that led to the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy and the establishment of the Iraqi Republic.
Was a war between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988. Hoping to take advantage from the chaos cuased by the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran, Iraqi forces invaded the country in 1980 with the goal of annexing Iran's Khuzestan province. However, by 1982 Iran had regained all the occupied territories and launched an invasion of Iraq. In 1988 Iraq launched a major counteroffensive that finally led to the end of the war with the same pre-war borders.
July 1982: Operation Ramadan.
October 1982: During Operation Muslim ibn Aqil (1-7 October), Iran recovered 150 km2 of disputed territory straddling the international border and reached the outskirts of Mandali before being stopped by Iraq.
August 1983: Operation Dawn 2 operation carried out by Iran in 1983 in Haj Omran, a town located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The operation was led by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to establish military control over the area.
November 1983: Operation Dawn-4 was a military operation carried out by Iran in 1983 in Penjwin, a town in Iraqi Kurdistan. The operation was led by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and resulted in the occupation of the territory by Iranian forces.
March 1984: Operation Kheibar.
March 1985: Iranians launched an offensive on March 11 and succeeded in capturing a part of the Baghdad-Basra highway.
March 1985: The Iranians were forced to abandon control of the Baghdad-Basra highway to an Iraqi counter-response.
March 1986: First Battle of al-Faw.
February 1987: east part of Basra Governorate is besieged by Iran.
March 1988: Operation Zafar 7.
March 1988: Operation Dawn 10 was a military operation carried out by Iran in 1988. The operation resulted in the capture of 3 towns and approximately 100 villages in the 1200 square kilometer operational area, including Halabja, Kharmal, Biareh, and Tawileh.
April 1988: Second Battle of al-Faw.
June 1988: Iraq launched the second Tawakal ala Allah operation against the Iranians on Majnoon Island.
November 1988: At the conclusion of the Iran-Iraq War, it took several weeks for the armies to honor pre-war international borders.
Was the military intervention by a United Nations-authorized coalition led by the U.S. in 1991 to free Kuwait from Iraqi forces that occupied the country since August 1990.
3.1.Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
In August 1990 Iraq invaded and annexed the neighboring State of Kuwait. Iraq's subsequent refusal to withdraw from Kuwait led to a military intervention by UN forces (known as the First Gulf War).
August 1990: Kuwait formally annexed by Iraq.
3.2.Liberation of Kuwait
During the First Gulf War, a coalition led by the United States liberated Kuwait from Iraqi military occupation.
February 1991: Battle of Al Busayyah.
February 1991: Battle of Phase Line Bullet.
February 1991: American, Canadian, British and French aircraft and ground forces attacked retreating Iraqi military personnel attempting to leave Kuwait on the night of February 26-27, 1991.
February 1991: Battle for Jalibah Airfield.
February 1991: Battle of Kuwait International Airport.
February 1991: Battle of Norfolk.
February 1991: Battle of Medina Ridge.
February 1991: Battle of Königinhof (modern-day Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Czech Republic)
February 1991: Battle of 73 Easting.
February 1991: In 1991, President George H.W. Bush announced a ceasefire in Kuwait, declaring victory over the Iraqi Army. This marked the end of the Gulf War, which began when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. The liberation of Kuwait was a significant moment in the conflict, with the international coalition forces successfully driving out the Iraqi troops.
March 1991: Battle of Rumaila.
May 1991: Coalition forces withdraw from Iraq.
Disestablishment
January 1993: Ba'athist Iraq, formally the Iraqi Republic until January 1992 and the Republic of Iraq thereafter.
Selected Sources
Farrokh, K. (2011): Iran at War: 1500-1988, Oxford: Osprey Publishing
Tucker, E. (2016): The Middle East in Modern World History, Routledge, p.222
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