{"slug": "iraq-disarmament-crisis", "label": "Iraq disarmament crisis", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_disarmament_crisis", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433190", "qid": "Q1433190", "description": "early 2000s diplomatic crisis", "entries": 16, "years": 8, "span": [1991, 2002], "span_label": ["1991 CE", "2002 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 13}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "ba-athist-iraq", "label": "Ba'athist Iraq", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "iraq", "label": "Iraq", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "saddam-hussein", "label": "Saddam Hussein", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "united-nations-security-council", "label": "United Nations Security Council", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "baghdad", "label": "Baghdad", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kuwait", "label": "Kuwait", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bill-clinton", "label": "Bill Clinton", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 3", "text": "April 3 – Iraq disarmament crisis: The UN Security Council passes Resolution 687, which calls for the destruction or removal of all of Iraq's chemical and biological weapons and a complete ban of ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 km. It also calls for an end to Iraq's support for international terrorism; it is accepted by Iraq three days later.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#April", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 18", "text": "February 18 – Iraq disarmament crisis: The Executive Chairman of UNSCOM details Iraq's refusal to abide by UN Security Council disarmament resolutions.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#February", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 6", "text": "July 6–29 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq refuses a UN inspection team access to the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture. UNSCOM claims that it has reliable information that the site contains archives related to illegal weapons activities. UN inspectors stage a 17-day \"sit-in\" outside of the building, but leave when their safety is threatened by Iraqi soldiers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#July", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 13", "text": "January 13 – Iraq disarmament crisis: US, British and French aircraft attack Iraqi Surface to Air Missile sites in Southern Iraq.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#January", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 18", "text": "June 18 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq refuses to allow UNSCOM weapons inspectors to install remote-controlled monitoring cameras at two missile engine test stands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#June", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 5", "text": "July 5 – Iraq disarmament crisis: UN inspection teams leave Iraq. Iraq then agrees to UNSCOM demands and the inspection teams return.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#July", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1994, "year_label": "1994 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September", "text": "September–October – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq threatens to stop cooperating with UNSCOM inspectors and begins to once again deploy troops near its border with Kuwait. In response, the U.S. begins to deploy troops to Kuwait.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369917016#September", "title": "1994", "revid": 1369917016, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1994, "year_label": "1994 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 15", "text": "October 15 – Iraq disarmament crisis: following threats by the U.N. Security Council and the U.S., Iraq withdraws troops from its border with Kuwait.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369917016#October", "title": "1994", "revid": 1369917016, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1995, "year_label": "1995 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 29", "text": "June 29 – Iraq disarmament crisis: According to UNSCOM, the unity of the U.N. Security Council begins to fray as a few countries, particularly France and Russia, become more interested in making financial deals with Iraq than in disarming the country.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372467239#June", "title": "1995", "revid": 1372467239, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1995, "year_label": "1995 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July", "text": "July – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq threatens to end all cooperation with UNSCOM and IAEA if sanctions against the country are not lifted by August 31. Following the defection of his son-in-law, Hussein Kamel al-Majid, Saddam Hussein makes new revelations about the full extent of Iraq's biological and nuclear weapons programs. Iraq also withdraws its last U.N. declaration of prohibited biological weapons and turns over a large amount of new documents on its WMD programs.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372467239#July", "title": "1995", "revid": 1372467239, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 1", "text": "March 1 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi forces refuse UNSCOM inspection teams access to five sites designated for inspection. The teams enter the sites only after delays of up to seventeen hours.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371596794#March", "title": "1996", "revid": 1371596794, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July", "text": "Iraq disarmament crisis: U.N. Inspector Scott Ritter attempts to conduct surprise inspections on the Republican Guard facility at the airport but is blocked by Iraqi officials.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371596794#July", "title": "1996", "revid": 1371596794, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 31", "text": "August 31 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi forces launch an offensive into the northern No-Fly Zone and capture Arbil.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371596794#August", "title": "1996", "revid": 1371596794, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 20", "text": "February 20 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein negotiates a deal with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, allowing weapons inspectors to return to Baghdad, preventing military action by the United States and United Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#February", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "December 16", "text": "December 16 – Iraq disarmament crisis: U.S. President Bill Clinton orders airstrikes on Iraq. UNSCOM withdraws all weapons inspectors from Iraq.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#December", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2002, "year_label": "2002 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 8", "text": "November 8 – The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 1441, forcing Iraq to either disarm or face \"serious consequences\". Iraq agrees to the terms of the resolution on November 13.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372652846#November", "title": "2002", "revid": 1372652846, "section": "Events › November"}}]}