2006 in Iraq

none March 2012 2006 The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Iraq. Incumbents President: Jalal Talabani Prime Minister: Ibrahim al-Jaafari (until 20 May), Nouri al-Maliki (starting 20 May) Vice President: Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (until 22 April), Tariq al-Hashimi (starting 22 April), Adil Abdul-Mahdi Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (autonomous region) President: Massoud Barzani Prime Minister: Nechervan Idris Barzani (until 1 March) Events January January 4 – Suicide bomber struck a Shiite funeral in Karbala, killing 32 and wounding 40.Quinn Patrick January 5, 2006 Suicide bomb at Iraqi funeral kills 32 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060105/ai_n15996615/ usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20080608082054/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060105/ai_n15996615/ June 8, 2008 April 30, 2009 Deseret News January 5 – Iraq War 50 people were killed and 80 wounded by a suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Karbala.January 5, 2006 Iraq suicide bomb blasts kill 120 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4583232.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20060111220028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4583232.stm January 11, 2006 April 30, 2009 BBC News 70 people were killed and 40 injured in a suicide attack on a line of police recruits in Ramadi.Oppel Jr. Richard A. January 7, 2006 Iraq's Bloodiest Day in Months Includes 11 U.S. Deaths https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/international/middleeast/07iraq.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20150425231351/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/international/middleeast/07iraq.html April 25, 2015 April 30, 2009 The New York Times Insurgent violence shut down Iraq's largest oil refinery.Major Iraq Oil Refinery Closes Again After Blast January 6, 2006 The Press of Atlantic City January 6 – Iraq War Thousands of Shiites demonstrated in Baghdad after two days of bloodshed that claimed almost 200 lives.January 7, 2006 Iraqi Leaders: Government Almost in Place http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/07/ap/world/mainD8F037604.shtml April 30, 2009 CBS NewsAugust 2024 medic yesmedic A secret Pentagon study has found that at least 80 percent of the marines who died in Iraq due to wounds to their upper body could have survived if they had worn extra body armor. The armor had been available since 2003.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/politics/06cnd-armor.html?ei=5088&en=b13c10bd70ee9190&ex=1294203600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print Extra Armor Could Have Saved Many Lives, Study Shows Moss Michael January 6, 2006 The New York Times May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425005008/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/politics/06cnd-armor.html?ei=5088&en=b13c10bd70ee9190&ex=1294203600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print April 25, 2009 live Paul Bremer, who led the U.S. civilian occupation authority in Iraq after the 2003 invasion, admitted the United States did not anticipate the insurgency in the country, as reported on NBC.http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06261100.htm Bremer said he urged more postwar troops in Iraq January 9, 2006 AlertNet May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20060110193821/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06261100.htm January 10, 2006 Demonstrations protesting against unemployment in the Iraqi town of Nasiriyah turned violent, leaving two dead and two dozen injured.http://dahrjamailiraq.com/us-propaganda-vs-iraqi-reality US Propaganda vs. Iraqi Reality Dahr Jamail January 8, 2006 Dahr Jamail Mideast Dispatches May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091226013810/http://dahrjamailiraq.com/us-propaganda-vs-iraqi-reality December 26, 2009 usurped mdy February February 22 – The Al Askari Mosque bombing. Although no injuries occurred in the blast, the bombing was hugely offensive to Shi'ites. This resulted in violence over the following days which was widely described as a civil war. The Iraqi government stated that 379 people were killed in the subsequent attacks, although the Washington Post reported that over 1,300 people were killed. February 28 – A bomber blew himself up near a petrol station in one of the Iraqi capital's Shia areas just before curfew and hours after other blasts killed 35.February 28, 2006 Iraq bombs claim dozens of lives https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4757964.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20150922000600/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4757964.stm September 22, 2015 May 1, 2009 BBC News March thumb|right|250px|Operation Swarmer, March 2006 March 12 – Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi, a fourteen-year-old Iraqi girl was raped and murdered together with most of her family in the Mahmudiyah killings. March 23 – members of the Special Air Service recovered British and Canadian hostages ending the Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis.Urban, Mark, Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq, St. Martin's Griffin, 2012 1250006961 978-1250006967, p.17 March 24 – The Joint Center for Operational Analysis at United States Department of Defense released a report compiled from captured Iraqi intelligence. The report stated that Russia aided Saddam's regime with correct information on the coalition invasion.http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2006/ipp.pdf Iraqi Perspectives Project Woods Kevin M. 2006 U.S. Joint Forces Command 156–157 978-0-9762550-1-7 May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326061752/http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2006/ipp.pdf March 26, 2009 March 25 (Saturday) – Iraq War 40 people were killed or wounded in gun battle near Mahmudiyah.http://www.juancole.com/2006/03/40-casualties-in-mahdi-army-clash-with.html 40 Casualties in Mahdi Army clash with Sunni Arab guerrillas March 25, 2006 JuanCole.com May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080708225307/http://www.juancole.com/2006/03/40-casualties-in-mahdi-army-clash-with.html July 8, 2008 live mdy US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said that militias, many with strong ties to powerful Shiite leaders and well entrenched in security and police forces, are killing more Iraqis than terrorists.http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2006-03/25/article06.shtml Militias Kill More Iraqis Than "Terrorists": US Envoy March 25, 2006 Islam Online May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081203210334/http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2006-03/25/article06.shtml December 3, 2008 dead March 26 – 30 beheaded bodies found in Iraq.March 27, 2006 Many dead in Baghdad mosque raid https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4847638.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20060405012702/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4847638.stm April 5, 2006 May 1, 2009 BBC News March 27 – Memo shows US president was firmly set on the path to war two months before the 2003 Iraq invasion.March 27, 2006 Bush-Blair Iraq war memo revealed https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4849744.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20061105201232/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4849744.stm November 5, 2006 May 1, 2009 BBC News 40 people were killed and 20 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a recruitment center.https://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2006/03/27/afx2623314.html At least 40 killed, 20 wounded in Iraq army centre attack near Tal Afar AFX News Limited March 27, 2006 Forbes May 1, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080607214616/http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2006/03/27/afx2623314.html June 7, 2008 March 29 – Morgue officials said that around 30 to 40 bodies were being found on the streets of Baghdad every day.al-Ibadi Omar March 29, 2006 Gunmen dressed as police kill 9 in Baghdad http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/03/29/gunmen_dressed_as_police_kill_9_in_baghdad_raid?mode=PF May 1, 2009 ReutersMay 2026 medicmedic March 30 – Pentagon requests hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency funds for military construction in Iraq.Branford Becky March 30, 2006 Iraq bases spur questions over US plans https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4834032.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20060423092139/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4834032.stm April 23, 2006 May 1, 2009 BBC News April April 16 – B Squadron, 22nd SAS Regiment carried out Operation Larchwood 4 in Yusufiyah. April 19 – British brigadier attacks America's 'Hollywood' generals.Harding Thomas April 19, 2006 British brigadier attacks America's John Wayne generals https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1516135/British-brigadier-attacks-Americas-John-Wayne-generals.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20121111141107/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1516135/British-brigadier-attacks-Americas-John-Wayne-generals.html November 11, 2012 May 1, 2009 The Daily Telegraph London May May 10 – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani made a public announcement urging all political parties to "quell this bleeding" after figures showed sectarian violence killed 1,091 in Baghdad the prior month.May 10, 2006 Iraq head urges end to bloodshed https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4756911.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20060613061508/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4756911.stm June 13, 2006 October 27, 2008 BBC News May 5 – Iraq was listed fourth on the 2006 Failed States Index compiled by the American Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace think-tank. The list was topped by Sudan.May 2, 2006 Sudan tops 'failed states index' https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4964444.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20060619070153/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4964444.stm June 19, 2006 23 May 2008 BBC NewsThe Failed States Index Rankings Foreign Policy July–August 2005 https://foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3100 23 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20051008063637/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3100 October 8, 2005 live mdy May 13/14 – As part of a series of operation in the "Triangle of Death" US forces took out an entire network in and around Latifiyah, the cell was led by Abu Mustafa who was responsible for shooting down a US Apache helicopter in early April. On May 13, US forces raided 4 houses used by Abu Mustafa network, quick exploitation of intelligence found in the raids resulted in US force hitting 3 more locations, the raids resulted in 15 "suspected al-Qaeda associates" as well as Abu Mustafa killed.Urban, Mark, Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq, St. Martin's Griffin, 2012 1250006961 978-1250006967, p. 153-154 June thumb|250px|right|Remains of Zarqawi's safe house, June 8 June 5 – A U.S. Navy SeaBee convoy moving between Al Quim and Al Asad was ambushed by several IEDs. Two members of NMCB-25 were killed. Petty Officer First Class Equipment Operator Gary Rovinski and Petty Officer Second Class Hospital Corpsman Jamie Jaenke. June 7 – Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is killed by a U.S. air strike. Zarqawi was a Jordanian militant who had called for attacks against Shi'ites. Most Iraqis hoped his death will help ease sectarian bloodshed, much of which was masterminded by him. July thumb|Coalition and Iraqi soldiers conducting field operations in July 2006. July 1 – Attacks in the Shi'ite slum of Sadr City in Baghdad killed 66 people. July 9 – Shia gunmen allegedly massacred 40 Sunni Muslims in Baghdad after setting up fake security checkpoints a day after the Shi'ite Zahra mosque in the area was bombed. July 16 – An Iraqi general claims that a suicide bombing in a Shiite cafe in northern Iraq has killed 25 people.(Newsday)May 2026 medicmedic July 17 – British troops from the Brigade Reconnaissance Company of 20th Armoured Brigade, spearheaded by the SAS's HATHOR detachment captured Sajjad Badr Adal Sayeed, the leader of the Mahdi Army, in a raid on a building in Basra. Mahdi Army militia soon engaged the strike force cordon with assault rifles and RPGs, the engagement lasted for 2 hours resulting in 1 British soldier killed and at least 4 militiaman killed.Urban, Mark, Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq, St. Martin's Griffin, 2012 1250006961 978-1250006967, p.188-190 July 18 – A car bomb killed 53 people in the holy Shi'ite city of Kufa. In July 2006, Baghdad's central morgue received 1,855 bodies, the most since the bombing of a Shia shrine in February prompted a wave of sectarian killings. The Iraqi government stated that 3,438 Iraqis died around the country that month.http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/15/news/iraq.php July deadliest month in Iraq, tallies show – International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune October 27, 2008 August August – 70 Americans were killed in Iraq, 32 of them in Al Anbar province.Urban, Mark, Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq , St. Martin's Griffin, 2012 1250006961 978-1250006967, p178 thumb|250px|right|Battle of Ramadi: US soldiers take up positions on a street corner during a foot patrol in Ramadi, August 2006 August 20 – Sunni snipers shot and killed at least 22 Shiites during a pilgrimage in Baghdad. September September 11 – The Washington Post reported that the commander of the Marine forces in Iraq filed "an unusual secret report" concluding that the prospects for securing the Anbar province are dim, and that there is almost nothing the U.S. military can do to improve the political and social situation there.Ricks Thomas E. Situation Called Dire in West Iraq Washington Post September 11, 2006 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091001204.html 10 September 2008 September 27 – A WPO poll found that seven out of ten Iraqis want U.S.-led forces to withdraw from Iraq within one year. The perception that the U.S. presence in Iraq has a negative impact on security is widespread and is given some support by the British withdrawal from Basra which led to a 90% reduction in violence. Overall, 78% of those polled said they believed that the presence of U.S. forces is "provoking more conflict than it's preventing." 53% of those polled believed the Iraqi government would be strengthened if U.S. forces left Iraq (versus 23% who believed it would be weakened), and 71% wanted this to happen in 1 year or less. All of these positions are more prevalent amongst Sunni and Shia respondents than among Kurds. 61% of respondents said that they "approve" of attacks on U.S.-led forces, while 94% still had an unfavorable opinion of al-Qaeda.The Pipa/Knowledge Networks Polll https://web.archive.org/web/20160824163145/http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/sep06/Iraq_Sep06_rpt.pdf August 24, 2016 October October 20 – The U.S. military announced that Operation Together Forward had failed to stem the tide of violence in Baghdad, and Shiite militants under al-Sadr seized several southern Iraq cities.Shiite militia briefly seizes Iraqi city NBC News October 20, 2006 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15343811 16 June 2008 mdy November November 7 – The United States midterm elections removed the Republican Party from control of both chambers of the United States Congress. U.S. voters' perceptions of failings in the Iraq War were cited as one of the main causes of the Republicans' defeat, even though the Bush administration had attempted to distance itself from its earlier "stay the course" rhetoric. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301053.html Bush's New Tack Steers Clear of 'Stay the Course' Peter Baker The Washington Post October 24, 2006 23 May 2008 November 14 – Up to 150 people are abducted from the Ministry of Higher education and scientific research in Baghdad by armed men wearing security forces' uniforms. The kidnapped included academics, ministry staff and visitors.Sturcke James 2006-11-14 Up to 150 kidnapped from Baghdad institute https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/14/iraq.internationaleducationnews 2026-03-29 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 November 15 – Around 40 of the Ministry of Higher education kidnapping victims are released over night and another 30 were accounted for, leaving an estimated 40 missing.2006-11-15 Baghdad Hostages Reported Freed https://www.rferl.org/a/1072729.html 2026-03-29 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty enVideotape emerges amid all-out hunt for hostages in Iraq - CNN.com https://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.main/index.html?section=cnn_latest 2026-03-29 edition.cnn.com November 23 – The deadliest attack since the beginning of the Iraq war occurred. Suspected Sunni-Arab militants used five suicide car bombs and two mortar rounds on the capital's Shiite Sadr City slum to kill at least 215 people and wound 257. Shiite mortar teams quickly retaliated, firing 10 shells at Sunni Islam's most important shrine in Baghdad, badly damaging the Abu Hanifa mosque and killing one person. Eight more rounds slammed down near the offices of the Association of Muslim Scholars, the top Sunni Muslim organisation in Iraq, setting nearby houses on fire. Two other mortar barrages on Sunni neighborhoods in west Baghdad killed nine and wounded 21, police said.Bombs, mortars in Shiite slum kill at least 161 NBC News November 23, 2006 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15866123 23 May 2008 mdy November 26 – EFP(explosively formed penetrator) attack near Sadr City kills 3 US Army soldiers and injures at least 2 others. Among those lost this day are PFC Joshua C Burrows, 20, 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, based out of Ft. Hood, TX. Josh was a lifelong resident of Bossier City, LA. November 28 – Another Marine Corps intelligence report was released confirming the previous report on Anbar stating that, "U.S. and Iraqi troops 'are no longer capable of militarily defeating the insurgency in al-Anbar,' and 'nearly all government institutions from the village to provincial levels have disintegrated or have been thoroughly corrupted and infiltrated by Al Qaeda in Iraq.'"Anbar Picture Grows Clearer, and Bleaker Washington Post November 28, 2006 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/27/AR2006112701287.html Dafna Linzer Thomas E. Ricks April 22, 2010 December December 12 – Controversy arose when former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced before the surge took place that there would have to be a draw down of troops by mid-2007.DeYoung Karen Powell Says U.S. Losing in Iraq, Calls for Drawdown by Mid-2007 The Washington Post 2006-12-18 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/17/AR2006121700494_pf.html March 2, 2007 December 30 – The former president Saddam Hussein, was executed by hanging. Notable deaths October 2010 thumb|right|150px|Saddam Hussein February 22 – Atwar Bahjat, 30, Iraqi journalist for al-Arabiya, abducted and killed in Iraq.http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/world/13946213.htm Columbia SC Breaking News, Sports & Crime | the State October 4, 2010 August 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210829180228/https://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/world/13946213.htm dead Al-Arabia correspondent, two crew members killed in Iraq http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=832270 https://web.archive.org/web/20080323235216/http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=832270 March 23, 2008 Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) March 6 – Mubdar Hatim al-Dulaimi, 55, Major General in the Iraqi Army, shot by a sniper.https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060306/ts_nm/iraq_general_dc Yahoo! Search – Web Search January 13, 2017 January 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180126092844/https://maps.gstatic.com/maps-api-v3/embed/js/31/7/intl/ja_ALL/init_embed.js dead March 12 – Hadeel Qasim Hamza, 6, murder victim (born 1999) April 21 – Jacob Kovco, 25, first Australian Defence Force serviceperson killed in Iraq.http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/first-iraq-casualty-to-be-honoured-on-anzac-day/2006/04/24/1145730833780.html The Age Melbourne, Australia First Iraq casualty to be Honoured on Anzac Day April 24, 2006 4 October 2010 May 6 – Wing Commander John Coxen, 46, Royal Air Force, most senior British Officer killed in Iraq to date.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4983578.stm BBC News Basra crash victims named by MoD May 8, 2006 4 October 2010 May 6 – Flt Lt Sarah Mulvihill, 32, first British servicewoman to be killed in action in Iraq. May 29 – James Brolan, 42, CBS News sound technician, injuries sustained in car bombing in Iraq.Yahoo! Search – Web SearchDecember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes May 31 – Ali Jaafar Ali, 39, Iraqi sports anchorman, shot dead by unknown gunmen in Baghdad.People's Daily Online – Iraqi TV sport anchorman shot dead in Baghdad https://web.archive.org/web/20120314045950/http://english.people.com.cn/200605/31/eng20060531_270087.html March 14, 2012 June 7 – Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, 39, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, US military strike.http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/08/iraq.al.zarqawi/index.html CNN U.S. military: Al-Zarqawi was alive after bombing June 9, 2006 4 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620205000/http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/08/iraq.al.zarqawi/index.html June 20, 2010 live mdy June 7 – Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, spiritual adviser for Al-Qaeda in Iraq, US military strike.https://www.theguardian.com/Iraq/Story/0,,1793028,00.html London The Guardian Zarqawi death a 'significant blow' to al-Qaida June 8, 2006 4 October 2010 October 11 – Raad Mutar Saleh, Iraqi Mandaean leader, shot.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20565787-401,00.html Bombings as religious minority leader killed dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090916125519/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C23599%2C20565787-401%2C00.html September 16, 2009 23 April 2013 November 20 – Walid Hassan, 47, Iraqi television comedian, shot.Search – Global Edition – The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20080907082309/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/20/news/ME_GEN_Iraq_Killed_Comedian.php September 7, 2008 December 30 – Saddam Hussein, 69, Iraqi President (1979–2003), execution by hanging.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6218485.stm BBC News Saddam Hussein executed in Iraq December 30, 2006 4 October 2010 See also Iraq Iraq War References 2 External links 2006 in Category:Years of the 21st century in Iraq Iraq Category:2000s in Iraq Iraq