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2015 in Iraq

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The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Iraq.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Fuad Masum
  • Prime Minister: Haider al-Abadi
  • Vice President: Nouri al-Maliki, Usama al-Nujayfi, Ayad Allawi

    • January

  • January 6 – Clashes with ISIL in Anbar province kill twenty-three Iraqi Army soldiers and allied Sunni fighters.
  • January 8 – A suicide bomber targets a police checkpoint in the town of Youssifiyah, killing seven people.

    • February

  • February 7 – Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 37 people hours before the city's curfew was due to end. ISIL claims responsibility.
  • February 9 – Several attacks, including a suicide bombing, kill at least 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a predominantly Shiite part of the capital.
  • 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.
  • February 28 – A series of car bombs kill 19 people in Balad Ruz, east-central Iraq.

    • 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.
  • March 5 – Separate attacks in Baghdad kill at least eight people.
  • March 7 – ISIL destroys the ancient city of Hatra following the destruction of Nimrud.

    • April

  • April 8 – The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism reports that Bash Tapia Castle was destroyed by ISIL.

    • July

  • July 17 – A car bomb in Khan Bani Saad killed 130 people injuring at least 130 more.
  • July 31 – national protests

    • Scheduled

  • The Iraqi Kurdistan presidential elections will take place.

    • References

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