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| Anfal Campaign Majid, Ali Hassan al- |  |
| 16th June Three Iraqi army officials, including Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein who was known as "Chemical Ali, are convicted and sentenced to death for carrying out the murder of about 50,000 Kurds in 1988-what was called the Anfal campaign |
| Battle of Najaf Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 28th Jan Najaf As many as 250 are killed near Najaf as American and Iraqi troops fight with a Shiite militia, an American helicopter is shot down in the battle |
| Blackwater USA Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 13th Sep 17 Iraqi civilians, including a couple and their infant, are killed when employees of private security company Blackwater USA reportedly fire on a car that fails to stop, Nuri al-Maliki threatens to evict Blackwater employees from Iraq |
| Bombing of Baghdad Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 16th Jan Baghdad At least 70 people die when three bombs explode in attacks at the mostly Shiite Mustansiriya University |
| 18th Feb Baghdad At least 60 people die when a bomb tears through a crowded market in Baghdad, the attack comes two days after Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki called the security offensive a "dazzling success" |
| 25th Feb Baghdad A bomb explodes at Baghdad's Mustansiriya University, killing about 40 people, mostly students |
| Bombing of Jazeera Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 14th Aug Jazeera Two pairs of truck bombs explode about five miles apart in the remote, northwestern Iraqi towns of Qahtaniya and Jazeera, 500 members of the minority Yazidi community are reported killed, the biggest insurgent attack in the war |
| Bombing of Qahtaniya Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 14th Aug Qahtaniya Two pairs of truck bombs explode about five miles apart in the remote, northwestern Iraqi towns of Qahtaniya and Jazeera, 500 members of the minority Yazidi community are reported killed, the biggest insurgent attack in the war |
| Death of Civilians Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 16th Jan Tally of death certificates and reports from morgues, hospitals, and other institutions indicates more than 34,000 Iraqi civilians died in 2006 |
| Death of Rishawi, Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al Rishawi, Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al- | |
| 13th Sep Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al-Rishawi, a leader of Sunni tribes in Anbar Province that have joined forces with the US. to fight Sunni militants, such as al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, dies in a bombing |
| Death of Tikriti, Barzan Ibrahim El Hasan al Tikriti, Barzan Ibrahim al- | |
| 15th Jan Death of Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, executed |
| Economy Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 26th Feb The Iraqi cabinet passes a draft law on oil revenues that calls on the Government to distribute oil revenues to regions based on their populations and allows regions to negotiate contracts with foreign companies to explore and develop oil fields |
| 26th June A new law calls on Government to distribute oil revenues to regions based on their populations and allows regions to negotiate contracts with foreign companies to explore and develop oil fields |
| 3rd July The Iraqi cabinet approves the hydrocarbon framework law, one component of a larger legislative package, which states that the revenue from oil sales belongs to all Iraqis and outlines the function of the oil and gas council |
| Execution of Tikriti Tikriti, Barzan Ibrahim al- | |
| 15th Jan Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, the half-brother of Saddam Hussein who was also sentenced to death for his role in the 1982 execution of Shiites in Dujail, is decapitated by the noose during his execution |
| Invasion of Iraq Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton |  |
| 21st Feb Blair says as many as 1,600 of the 7,100 troops stationed in southern Iraq will leave in the next few months. "What all this means is not that Basra is how we want it to be, but it does mean that the next chapter in Basra's history can be written |
| Invasion of Iraq Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 24th Aug A review of progress in Iraq, called the National Intelligence Estimate, says the Iraqi Government has failed to end sectarian violence even with the surge of American troops |
| 24th Aug In an attempt at national reconciliation, a group of Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish Iraqi leaders, including Nuri al-Maliki, Vice President Tarqi al-Hashemi, and President Jalal Talabani, announce former Baathists can regain their Government jobs |
| Invasion of Iraq Sadr, Moktada al- | |
| 25th May Moktada al-Sadr, leader of the Mahdi Army militia and an opponent of the US-led war in Iraq, reemerges from hiding for the first time since January. In a speech, he calls for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq |
| Invasion of Iraq Talabani, Jalal | |
| 24th Aug In an attempt at national reconciliation, a group of Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish Iraqi leaders, including Nuri al-Maliki, Vice President Tarqi al-Hashemi, and President Jalal Talabani, announce former Baathists can regain their Government jobs |
| Iraqi Consensus Front Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 1st Aug The Iraqi Consensus Front, the largest Sunni faction in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's cabinet, resigns, citing the Shiite-led government's failure to stem violence by militias, follow through with reforms, and involve Sunnis in decisions on securit |
| Siege of Baghdad Jubouri, Muharib Abdul Latif al- | |
| 3rd May Baghdad Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, a leader of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, dies in a raid north of Baghdad. USAofficials say that Jubouri was involved in the kidnapping of American reporter Jill Carroll |
| Siege of Baghdad Maliki, Nuri al- | |
| 16th Feb Baghdad Despite an increase in violence in Bagdhad, Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki called the security offensive a "dazzling success" |
| Trial of Majid Majid, Ali Hassan al- | |
| 16th June Three Iraqi army officials, including Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein who was known as "Chemical Ali, are convicted and sentenced to death for carrying out the murder of about 50,000 Kurds in 1988-what was called the Anfal campaign |
