![]() ![]() The main palace had been home to the 101st Airborne Division Main Command Post, Task Force Olympia CP, 4-11FA of the 172nd SBCT, and the Task Force Freedom CP. In early 2006, a handful of high-ranking retired generals began to demand Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld's resignation due in part to the aforementioned chaos that apparently resulted from his management of the war.įorward Operating Base Courage handed over to Nineveh province governmentĪ former presidential compound of Saddam Hussein, dubbed Forward Operating Base Courage by Coalition forces, was handed over by Charlie Company 4-11FA to the Nineveh province government on 20 July 2006. The concerns were expressed by several US think tanks as well as the US ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad. Insurgencies, frequent terrorist attacks and sectarian violence in Iraq lead to harsh criticism of US policy and fears of a failing state and civil war. During April 2006, morgue numbers show that 1,091 Baghdad residents were killed by sectarian executions. The LA Times later reported that about 3,800 Iraqis were killed by sectarian violence in Baghdad alone during the first three months of 2006. A total of 1,313 were killed by sectarian militias while 173 were killed by suicide bombings. On 2 March the director of the Baghdad morgue fled Iraq explaining, "7,000 people have been killed by death squads in recent months." The Boston Globe reported that around eight times the number of Iraqis killed by terrorist bombings during March 2006 were killed by sectarian death squads during the same period. ![]() bombs exploded at the Al Askari Mosque causing substantial damage. The beginning of that year was marked by government creation talks and continuous anti-coalition and attacks on mainly Shia civilians. After the election, a coalition government was formed under the leadership of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, with Jalal Talabani as president. This election used a proportional system, with approximately 25% of the seats required to be filled by women. This election used a proportional system, with approximately 25% of the seats required to be fille Elections for a new Iraqi National Assembly were held under the new constitution on 15 December 2005. Elections for a new Iraqi National Assembly were held under the new constitution on 15 December 2005. ![]()
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