2015 in Iraq

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List of years in Iraq

The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Iraq.

## Incumbents

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* President: Fuad Masum
* Prime Minister: Haider al-Abadi
* Vice President: Nouri al-Maliki, Usama al-Nujayfi, Ayad Allawi

## Events

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### January

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* 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]
* January 25 – 21 Arab-Iraqi civilians were killed in the village of Kocho by Yazidi militias in retaliation for the Sinjar massacre.[3]

### February

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* February 7 – Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 37 people hours before the city's curfew was due to end. ISIL claims responsibility.[4]
* February 9 – Several attacks, including a suicide bombing, kill at least 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a predominantly Shiite part of the capital.[5]
* 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.[6]
* February 28 – A series of car bombs kill 19 people in Balad Ruz, east-central Iraq.[7]

### March

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* 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.[8]
* March 5 – Separate attacks in Baghdad kill at least eight people.[9]
* March 7 – ISIL destroys the ancient city of Hatra following the destruction of Nimrud.[10]

### April

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* April 8 – The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism reports that Bash Tapia Castle was destroyed by ISIL.[11]

### July

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* July 17 – A car bomb in Khan Bani Saad killed 130 people[12] injuring at least 130 more.
* July 31 – national protests

### December

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* December 8 – The Catholic University in Erbil is founded.[13]

### Scheduled

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* The Iraqi Kurdistan presidential elections will take place.[14]

## Deaths

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Main article: Deaths in 2015

* 4 February – Ziad Al-Karbouly, Islamic state leader.(b.1970)[15]
* 12 March – Harith al-Dhari, Sunni cleric and tribe leader. (b.1941)[16]
* 7 April – Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom, politician.(b.1927)[17]
* 5 June – Tariq Aziz, politician.(b.1936)[18]
* 13 August – Watban Ibrahim, politician.(b.1952)[19]
* 26 September – Jamal al Barzinji, Iraqi-American businessman.(b.1939)[20]
* 3 November – Ahmed Chalabi, politician.(b.1945)[21]

Further information: Category:2015 deaths

## References

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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. ^ Isabel, Coles (February 10, 2015). "Iraqi Yazidis take revenge as Islamic State atrocities unearthed". Reuters.
4. ^ "Bombings kill at least 40 in Baghdad on last day of nightly curfew". KSL. 7 February 2015.
5. ^ "Suicide attack, bombing kill at least 22 in Iraq's capital". Associated Press. 9 February 2015.
6. ^ "Video shows ISIS fighters roaming through Iraq museum with sledgehammers and power tools, destroying artifacts". National Post. 26 February 2015.
7. ^ "Bombings kill 19 people in Iraq". News 24. 28 February 2015.
8. ^ "Iraq 'seizes districts from IS' in Tikrit advance". BBC News. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
9. ^ Salaheddin, Sinan (5 March 2015). "Insurgent attacks in Iraqi capital kill at least 16 people". Associated Press.
10. ^ "Islamic State 'demolishes' ancient Hatra site in Iraq". BBC News. 7 March 2015.
11. ^ "Боевики "Исламского государства" взорвали древний замок Баш Тапия в иракском Мосуле" (in Russian). Russian News Agency "TASS". 8 April 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ "Erbil's Catholic University to counter the Christian exodus from Mosul". AsiaNews. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
14. ^ "Iraq's Kurdish parliament extends leader's term". Associated Press. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
15. ^ Bacon, Jim Michaels, and John. "Jordan executes two in response to pilot's slaying". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-03-27.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
16. ^ "الشيخ حارث الضاري في ذمة الله". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-27.
17. ^ الكويتية, جريدة الجريدة (2015-04-08). "رحيل العلّامة محمد بحر العلوم". جريدة الجريدة الكويتية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-27.
18. ^ "وفاة طارق عزيز إثر تدهور صحته في السجن". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-27.
19. ^ "العراق.. وفاة وطبان التكريتي الأخ غير الشقيق لصدام حسين بـ"مرض عضال"". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
20. ^ "In Memoriam: Dr. Jamal Barzinji (1939-2015): The Muslim American Community Is Orphaned". WRMEA. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
21. ^ "Veteran Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi dies at 71". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-03-27.

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