2001 in Iraq

none January 2018 2001 The following lists events that happened during 2001 in the Iraqi Republic. Incumbents President: Saddam Hussein Prime Minister: Saddam Hussein Vice President: Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf Vice President: Taha Yassin Ramadan Events October 2010 February February 16 – British and U.S. forces carry out bombing raids, attempting to disable Iraq's air defense network.Staff 2001-02-16 US and British aircraft attack Iraq https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/feb/16/iraq 2025-02-23 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 February 17 – Baghdad is bombed by US and UK war planes, killing three people. February 19 – The Arab world and the UN Security Council criticize the attacks by the US and UK two days ago.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_at_one/our_archive/1153981.stm February 2001 20 March 2001 22 March 2015 February 20 – The critics of the raids by the UK and US claim that foreign ministers are planning to refine the sanctions against Iraq.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_at_one/programme_highlights/1180432.stm Iraq sanctions to be eased 20 February 2001 22 March 2015 thumb|240x240px|Umm Al-Qura Mosque April 28 April – Construction of the Umm al-Qura Mosque, one of the largest mosques in Iraq, is completed.al-Husaini Mudhafer 2008-11-28 Today Was a Good Day... https://archive.nytimes.com/atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/today-was-a-good-day/?hp 2025-02-24 At War Blog en August August 27 – A U.S. Military RQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle failed to return from a routine reconnaissance mission, Iraq claims to have shot it down.http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/08/27/iraq.shootdown/index.html U.S. pilotless spy plane lost over Iraq, Pentagon sources say CNN 27 August 2001 September September 11 – 2,996 killed in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Saddam Hussein immediately declares that his government played no part in the attacks. Also that day a U.S. military RQ-1B Predator drone crashed near Basra, Iraq claims to have shot it down.http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/09/11/iraq.shootdown/ U.S. spy drone missing over Iraq CNN 11 September 2001 Births 29 January – Zaid Tahseen, footballer.Summary - Zaid Tahseen Abd Zaid Hantoosh - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway https://int.soccerway.com/players/zaid-tahseen-abd-zaid-hantoosh/681802/ 2025-08-25 int.soccerway.com Deaths 18 February – Franso Hariri, Iraqi Assyrian politician.(b.1937)'In the belly of a shark' https://wng.org/articles/in-the-belly-of-a-shark-1617340050 2025-02-24 WORLD en Date Unknown Su'ad Salim, artist and cartoonist. (b. 1918) External links Iraq References 2001 Iraq Category:Years of the 21st century in Iraq Category:2000s in Iraq Iraq