2015 in Iraq

The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Iraq.

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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

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December

Scheduled

References
  1. "23 Iraq troops, Sunni fighters killed in clashes with Islamic State". The Hindu. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. "Suicide attack kills 7 in Iraq". The Australian. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. "Bombings kill at least 40 in Baghdad on last day of nightly curfew". KSL. 7 February 2015.
  4. "Suicide attack, bombing kill at least 22 in Iraq's capital". Associated Press. 9 February 2015.
  5. "Video shows ISIS fighters roaming through Iraq museum with sledgehammers and power tools, destroying artifacts". National Post. 26 February 2015.
  6. "Bombings kill 19 people in Iraq". News 24. 28 February 2015.
  7. "Iraq 'seizes districts from IS' in Tikrit advance". BBC News. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. Salaheddin, Sinan (5 March 2015). "Insurgent attacks in Iraqi capital kill at least 16 people". Associated Press.
  9. "Islamic State 'demolishes' ancient Hatra site in Iraq". BBC News. 7 March 2015.
  10. "Боевики "Исламского государства" взорвали древний замок Баш Тапия в иракском Мосуле" (in Russian). Russian News Agency "TASS". 8 April 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  11. 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.
  12. "Erbil's Catholic University to counter the Christian exodus from Mosul". AsiaNews. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  13. "Iraq's Kurdish parliament extends leader's term". Associated Press. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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