2015 in Iraq

none January 2015 2015 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.https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/Iraq-troops-Sunni-fighters-killed-in-clashes-with-Islamic-State/article60318500.ece 23 Iraq troops, Sunni fighters killed in clashes with Islamic State The Hindu 6 January 2015 7 January 2015 January 8 – A suicide bomber targets a police checkpoint in the town of Youssifiyah, killing seven people.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/suicide-attack-kills-7-in-iraq/news-story/5c49605e3557745d6ff0820e6af736f3 Suicide attack kills 7 in Iraq The Australian 8 January 2015 subscription 13 January 2015 January 25 – 21 Arab-Iraqi civilians were killed in the village of Kocho by Yazidi militias in retaliation for the Sinjar massacre.Isabel Coles February 10, 2015 Iraqi Yazidis take revenge as Islamic State atrocities unearthed https://www.reuters.com/article/world/iraqi-yazidis-take-revenge-as-islamic-state-atrocities-unearthed-idUSKBN0LE1Z4/ Reuters February February 7 – Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 37 people hours before the city's curfew was due to end. ISIL claims responsibility.http://www.ksl.com/?nid=235&sid=33390264&title=bombings-kill-at-least-40-in-baghdad-on-last-day-of-nightly-curfew Bombings kill at least 40 in Baghdad on last day of nightly curfew 7 February 2015 KSL February 9 – Several attacks, including a suicide bombing, kill at least 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a predominantly Shiite part of the capital.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/76fdfc89568c49b69bc0540f2ce9add4/iraq-suicide-attack-kills-least-12-baghdad Suicide attack, bombing kill at least 22 in Iraq's capital 9 February 2015 Associated Press 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.https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/video-shows-isis-militants-roaming-through-iraq-museum-with-sledgehammers-and-power-tools-destroying-artifacts Video shows ISIS fighters roaming through Iraq museum with sledgehammers and power tools, destroying artifacts 26 February 2015 National Post February 28 – A series of car bombs kill 19 people in Balad Ruz, east-central Iraq.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Bombings-kill-19-people-in-Iraq-20150228 Bombings kill 19 people in Iraq 28 February 2015 News 24 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.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31699632 Iraq 'seizes districts from IS' in Tikrit advance 2 March 2015 3 March 2015 BBC News March 5 – Separate attacks in Baghdad kill at least eight people.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b304d1777cfe46869d7d844084670733/attacks-iraqi-capital-kill-least-8-people Insurgent attacks in Iraqi capital kill at least 16 people 5 March 2015 Associated Press Salaheddin Sinan March 7 – ISIL destroys the ancient city of Hatra following the destruction of Nimrud.http://bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31779484 Islamic State 'demolishes' ancient Hatra site in Iraq 7 March 2015 BBC News April April 8 – The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism reports that Bash Tapia Castle was destroyed by ISIL.http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1889000 Боевики "Исламского государства" взорвали древний замок Баш Тапия в иракском Мосуле Russian News Agency "TASS" Russian 8 April 2015 22 May 2015 July July 17 – A car bomb in Khan Bani Saad killed 130 peoplehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/at-least-130-dead-in-iraq-after-massive-bomb-attack/2015/07/18/01798182-74b9-4388-a2ed-cee7fd54976d_story.html Mustafa Salim and Loveday Morris At least 130 dead in Iraq after massive bomb attack The Washington Post 18 July 2015 18 July 2015 injuring at least 130 more. July 31 – national protests December 8 December – The Catholic University in Erbil is founded.http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Erbil%E2%80%99s-Catholic-University-to-counter-the-Christian-exodus-from-Mosul-36099.html Erbil's Catholic University to counter the Christian exodus from Mosul AsiaNews 9 December 2015 19 June 2017 16 December – The 26 members of a Qatari hunting party are kidnapped from the Samawa desert near Iraqi-Saudi borders.2015-12-16 Qatari hunting group 'kidnapped' by large convoy of unknown gunmen in Iraq https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/qatari-hunting-group-kidnapped-by-large-convoy-of-unknown-gunmen-on-iraqsaudi-arabia-border-a6775256.html 2025-10-12 The Independent en Scheduled The Iraqi Kurdistan presidential elections will take place.Iraq's Kurdish parliament extends leader's term http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20130630/ml-iraq/?ir=world Associated Press 30 June 2013 1 January 2015 Deaths Deaths in 2015 4 February – Ziad Al-Karbouly, Islamic state leader.(b.1970)Bacon Jim Michaels, and John Jordan executes two in response to pilot's slaying https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/02/03/islamic-state-jordanian-pilot/22798055/ 2025-03-27 USA TODAY en-US 12 March – Harith al-Dhari, Sunni cleric and tribe leader. (b.1941)الشيخ حارث الضاري في ذمة الله https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2015/3/12/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B0%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87 2025-03-27 الجزيرة نت ar 7 April – Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom, politician.(b.1927)الكويتية جريدة الجريدة 2015-04-08 رحيل العلّامة محمد بحر العلوم https://www.aljarida.com/articles/1462438773347810000 2025-03-27 جريدة الجريدة الكويتية ar 5 June – Tariq Aziz, politician.(b.1936)وفاة طارق عزيز إثر تدهور صحته في السجن https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2015/6/5/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2-%D8%A5%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%86 2025-03-27 الجزيرة نت ar 13 August – Watban Ibrahim, politician.(b.1952)2015-08-13 العراق.. وفاة وطبان التكريتي الأخ غير الشقيق لصدام حسين بـ"مرض عضال" https://arabic.cnn.com/middleeast/2015/08/13/iraq-watban-tikriti-death 2025-03-27 CNN Arabic ar 26 September – Jamal al Barzinji, Iraqi-American businessman.(b.1939)2015-10-30 In Memoriam: Dr. Jamal Barzinji (1939-2015): The Muslim American Community Is Orphaned https://www.wrmea.org/2015-november-december/in-memoriam-dr.-jamal-barzinji-1939-2015-the-muslim-american-community-is-orphaned.html 2025-03-27 WRMEA en-gb 3 November – Ahmed Chalabi, politician.(b.1945)Veteran Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi dies at 71 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/3/veteran-iraqi-politician-ahmed-chalabi-dies-at-71 2025-03-27 Al Jazeera en Category:2015 deaths References 2015 in Category:2010s in Iraq Category:Years of the 21st century in Iraq Iraq Iraq