2010 in Iraq

none 2010 Events in the year 2010 in Iraq. Incumbents President: Jalal Talabani Prime Minister: Nouri al-Maliki Vice President: Tariq al-Hashimi, Adil Abdul-Mahdi Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (autonomous region) President: Massoud Barzani Prime Minister: Barham Salih Events January January 25 - 3 suicide car bombs explode in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2010/1/25/triple-bomb-blasts-rock-baghdad Triple bomb blasts rock Baghdad January 27 - the Islamic State of Iraq claims the suicide car bombing attack February February 1 - A female suicide bomber killed 54, and injured 100 Shia Pilgrims on their way to Karbalahttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2010/2/2/deadly-blast-hits-iraq-pilgrims Deadly blast hits Iraq pilgrims March March 7 – A parliamentary election was held in Iraq on 7 March 2010. The secular, non-sectarian Iraqi National Movement received the most votes. March 8 – Oil extraction rights to the Maysan Oilfields were granted to China March 8, 2010.http://www.ameinfo.com/226043.html Iraq inks deal for Maysan oilfields 2010-03-08 AME Info 2019-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100311210953/http://www.ameinfo.com/226043.html 2010-03-11 dead April April 4 – A series of car bombs explode in Baghdad. The attack, which targeted mainly foreign embassies in Iraq, resulted in the death of at least 41 people and over 200 injured.2010-04-04 Triple car bombing hits Baghdad https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8602478.stm 2025-02-23 en-GB April 18 – Iraqi SOF conducted an operation southwest of Tikrit that killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the two leaders of the ISI, a U.S. UH-60 Blackhawk supporting the operation crashed killing a Ranger Sergeant and injuring the aircrew.Neville, Leigh, Special Forces in the War on Terror (General Military), Osprey Publishing, 2015 978-1-4728-0790-8, p.226 April 20 – Al-Qaeda's Northern commander (Kirkuk, Salahuddin and Nineveh Governorates) was killed in a joint raid in Mosul.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8632239.stm Third Iraqi al-Qaeda leader killed: Iraqi military BBC 20 April 2010 May May 10 - A series of attacks in Baghdad, Mosul, Fallujah, along with other cities, kills 85 people and injures 140 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2010/5/11/al-qaeda-in-iraq-blamed-for-attacks Al-Qaeda in Iraq blamed for attacks June June 20 - 2 suicide car bombs detonate near the Trade Bank of Iraq, killing 26 and wounding 50 people July August August 2 – The New York Times reported that the United States would "withdraw designated combat forces from Iraq by the end of August."https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/politics/03prexy.html?hp The New York Times In Speech on Iraq, Obama Reaffirms Drawdown Peter Baker August 2, 2010 August 2, 2010 August 3 – At least 5 police officers are shot dead at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq.https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/factbox-security-developments-iraq-aug-3 Factbox - Security developments in Iraq, Aug 3 2010-08-03 Reuters 2019-05-20 ReliefWeb August 7 – 5 Iraqi policemen are killed in an overnight shootout in western Baghdad, while 1 policeman is killed at a checkpoint outside Fallujah.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/07/five-iraqi-police-shot-bomb London The Guardian Six Iraqi police killed in night of violence August 7, 2010 August 18 – The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division crosses the international border between Iraq and Kuwait, effectively ending U.S combat operations within the country of Iraq. 52,600 U.S. military personnel remain in Iraq to take on an advisory role as Operation New Dawn begins.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iraq_americans_head_home Goodbye Iraq: Last US Combat Brigade Heads Home Yahoo! News 2010-08-19 2010-08-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100821132013/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iraq_americans_head_home August 21, 2010 August 31 – U.S. President Barack Obama announced that all U.S.combat operations will end. 50,000 troops will stay in an advise and assist role. The full withdrawal is scheduled for December 2011.2010-08-31 President Obama's Address on the End of the Combat Mission in Iraq https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2010/08/31/president-obamas-address-end-combat-mission-iraq 2025-02-23 whitehouse.gov en September September 13 – A civilian is killed and six people injured in fighting in Iraq's Diyala Governorate.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/13/c_13492800.htm Civilian killed, 6 wounded in Iraq's volatile Diyala 2010-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217113942/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/13/c_13492800.htm 2012-02-17 dead September 15 – US and Iraqi forces raid a neighbourhood in Fallujah resulting in at least six casualties.https://www.cleveland.com/world/2010/09/after_combat_halt_us-iraqi_rai.html After 'combat' halt, U.S.-Iraqi raid kills at least 6 in Fallujah Wednesday Ahmed Hamid 2010-09-15 Associated Press 2019-05-20 Cleveland.com September 17 – An Iraqi Army soldier is killed and eleven people are wounded following two bombs going off in Baghdad.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/18/c_13518512.htm Iraqi soldier killed in twin bombing in Baghdad 2010-09-18 Xinhua News Agency 2019-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20101022005242/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/18/c_13518512.htm 2010-10-22 dead September 19 – 2 car bombs explode in Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 31 people and injuring 111.http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jT9mmbqOoe8AQV7fthHBL7HaPSmQ Twin Baghdad car bombs kill at least 29 2010-09-23 AFP 2019-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100923170944/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jT9mmbqOoe8AQV7fthHBL7HaPSmQ 2010-09-23 dead September 26 – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cross the border into Iraq and kill 30 Kurds.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11415710 BBC News Iran 'kills 30 Kurdish militants across Iraq border' September 26, 2010 October 31 October – A number of terrorists storm the Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral and hold worshippers as hostages. The Siege lasted few hours until security forces broke into the church, the confrontation led to at least 58 dead and around 100 injured.Chulov Martin 2010-10-31 Christian worshippers killed in Baghdad church raid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/31/christian-worshippers-killed-baghdad-raid 2025-02-22 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077Chulov Martin 2010-12-17 Iraqi Christians flee Baghdad after cathedral massacre https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/17/iraq-christians-flee-baghdad-cathedral 2025-02-22 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 November 1 November – Iraq Security forces storm the offices of the Al-Baghdadia TV station and take few of its employees into custody based on terrorism related charges. During the siege of the Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral the day before, the attackers used the Al-Baghdadia's hotline to broadcast their demands, thus placing the station under suspicion.2010-11-01 Iraq TV station taken off air after deadly church raid https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-11668634 2025-02-22 BBC News en-GB December 15 December – The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1957 is adopted, lifting all sanctions on Iraq after 19 years of imposing them.2010-12-15 UN lifts sanctions against Iraq https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12004115 2025-02-23 BBC News en-GB Notable deaths January 25 – Ali Hassan al-Majid, 68, Iraqi military commander and government minister, execution by hanging.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8479115.stm BBC News 'Chemical Ali' executed in Iraq January 25, 2010 March 15 - Kazim al-Samawi, 85, in Stockholm, Iraqi poet.في ستوكهولم رحل شيخ المنفيين العراقيين الشاعر كاظم السماوي https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/3563956 sverigesradio.se https://web.archive.org/web/20220905213032/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/3563956 5 September 2022 ar 17 March 2010 April 18 – Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Iraqi terrorist (Al-Qaeda), airstrike.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041901693.html The Washington Post Ernesto Londoño Two top leaders of the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq are killed in raid April 20, 2010 4 July – Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Iraqi-Lebanese Shia cleric.2010-07-04 Hezbollah 'mentor' Fadlallah dies in Lebanon https://www.bbc.com/news/10500869 2025-02-23 BBC News en-GB September 7 – Riad al-Saray, 35, Iraqi television presenter, shot.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11217922 BBC News Gunmen kill prominent Iraqi TV presenter Riad al-Saray September 7, 2010 September 8 – Safah Abdul Hameed, Iraqi journalist, shot.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11235930 BBC News Second Iraq TV presenter shot, Baghdad bombs kill four September 8, 2010 September 9 – Ibrahim Ahmad Abd al-Sattar, Iraqi armed forces chief of staff. 2013-10-30 Iraq Most Wanted Fast Facts https://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/meast/iraq-most-wanted-fast-facts/index.html 2025-02-23 CNN en October 7 – Selma Al-Radi, Iraqi archaeologist.Fox Margalit 2010-10-15 Selma Al-Radi, Restored Historic Madrasa, Dies at 71 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/world/15alradi.html 2025-02-23 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 See also Iraq Iraq War Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq Notes 2 External links Obama Claims End to Combat Operations in Iraq, But Iraqis See Same War Under a Different Name - video report by Democracy Now! 2010 Category:Years of the 21st century in Iraq