2015 in Iraq
 |
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 2015 List of years in Iraq | ||||
The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Iraq.
Incumbents
- President: Fuad Masum
- Prime Minister: Haider al-Abadi
- Vice President: Nouri al-Maliki, Usama al-Nujayfi, Ayad Allawi
Events
January
- January 6 – Clashes with ISIL in Al Anbar Governorate kill twenty-three Iraqi Army soldiers and allied Sunni fighters.[1]
- January 8 – A suicide bomber targets a police checkpoint in the town of Youssifiyah, killing seven people.[2]
February
- February 7 – Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 37 people hours before the city's curfew was due to end. ISIL claims responsibility.[3]
- February 9 – Several attacks, including a suicide bombing, kill at least 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a predominantly Shiite part of the capital.[4]
- February 26 – ISIL posts a video showing the destruction of Mosul Museum, the second largest in Iraq and rich in artifacts from thousands of years of Iraqi history.[5]
- February 28 – A series of car bombs kill 19 people in Balad Ruz, east-central Iraq.[6]
March
- March 2 – A coalition of Iraqi Armed Forces and militia numbering around 30,000 launches an offensive against Islamic State positions in Tikrit. Troops seize control of the district of al-Tin and al-Abeid.[7]
- March 5 – Separate attacks in Baghdad kill at least eight people.[8]
- March 7 – ISIL destroys the ancient city of Hatra following the destruction of Nimrud.[9]
April
- April 8 – The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism reports that Bash Tapia Castle was destroyed by ISIL.[10]
July
- July 17 – A car bomb in Khan Bani Saad killed 130 people[11] injuring at least 130 more.
- July 31 – national protests
December
- December 8 – The Catholic University in Erbil is founded.[12]
Scheduled
- The Iraqi Kurdistan presidential elections will take place.[13]
Deaths
References
- ^ "23 Iraq troops, Sunni fighters killed in clashes with Islamic State". The Hindu. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Suicide attack kills 7 in Iraq". The Australian. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Bombings kill at least 40 in Baghdad on last day of nightly curfew". KSL. 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Suicide attack, bombing kill at least 22 in Iraq's capital". Associated Press. 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Video shows ISIS fighters roaming through Iraq museum with sledgehammers and power tools, destroying artifacts". National Post. 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Bombings kill 19 people in Iraq". News 24. 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Iraq 'seizes districts from IS' in Tikrit advance". BBC News. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Salaheddin, Sinan (5 March 2015). "Insurgent attacks in Iraqi capital kill at least 16 people". Associated Press.
- ^ "Islamic State 'demolishes' ancient Hatra site in Iraq". BBC News. 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Боевики "Исламского государства" взорвали древний замок Баш Тапия в иракском Мосуле" (in Russian). Russian News Agency "TASS". 8 April 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Mustafa Salim and Loveday Morris (18 July 2015). "At least 130 dead in Iraq after massive bomb attack". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Erbil's Catholic University to counter the Christian exodus from Mosul". AsiaNews. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Iraq's Kurdish parliament extends leader's term". Associated Press. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
