The Report
of the Iraq Inquiry
2004
1
March
31
March
Late
April
8
June
28
June
29
June
2005
30
January
3
May
21
July
15
October
19
October
15
December
2006
26
January
April to
June
1
May
28
September
End
October
2007
10
January
27
June
13
August
Transitional
Administrative Law agreed
Ambush of
four US security contractors sparks unrest in Fallujah
Photos of
prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib published
Security
Council adopts resolution 1546
End of
Occupation: inauguration of Iraqi Interim Government
(Prime
Minister Allawi)
Mr Blair
announces HQ ARRC will deploy to Afghanistan
Elections
to the Transitional National Assembly
Iraqi
Transitional Government takes power (Prime Minister
Ja’afari)
Decision to
deploy Provincial Reconstruction Team and military
support to
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Referendum
on the Iraqi Constitution
US
announces new “Clear‑Hold‑Build” strategy for Iraq
Parliamentary
elections in Iraq
Cabinet
approves deployment to Helmand province
Formation
of Maliki government
UK forces
become responsible for Helmand
Op SINBAD
begins in Basra
Majority of
UK civilian staff withdrawn from the Basra Palace site
President
Bush announces the US “surge”
Mr Blair
leaves office; Mr Brown becomes Prime Minister
Start of
reduction of Jaysh al-Mahdi violence against UK forces
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