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In the morning of 31 August 2024, a raid was carried out by the American and Iraqi military in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, targeting the Islamic State. The raid targeted a "senior leader" of the Islamic State, later identified as Abu Ali Al-Tunisim, who was killed. [1] [2] Also killed was Ahmad Hamed, an Islamic State deputy commander. [1]
2 January – Opposition figure and activist Salman Al Khalidi is extradited to Kuwait to begin prison sentence after fleeing on being convicted on 11 charges. [1]Abdullah Warte, official spokesperson of the Iraqi Kurdistan-based Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (IMK) political party, announces a proposal to establish an office in Damascus, becoming the first Kurdish and Iraqi political party to ...
On 18 December 2022, at least nine police officers were killed when a convoy hit a roadside bomb near Kirkuk, Iraq. [1] The bombing was followed by a gun fight. One Islamic State militant was reported killed. [2] The incident happened near the village of Chalal al-Matar. [3]
The World Bank said Iraq's poverty rate could double to 40 percent by the end of this year and that youth unemployment, currently standing at 36 percent, could rise to even higher numbers. [ 9 ] A wayward rocket intended for US troops posted at Baghdad airport hit and killed five children and two women all belonging to the same family.
From 29 July to 31 July protesters stormed, occupied and sieged the Iraq Parliament in support for Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr. Hundreds of protesters were injured in clashes with the Iraqi Security Force. After being cleared from the parliament, protesters organized sit-ins and other forms of demonstration outside the parliament. [13] [14] [15 ...
The COVID-19 pandemic put a large strain on Iraq. As of April 2021, more than a million cases had been recorded in the country, more than in any other Arab state. [3] [4] The public was skeptical about COVID-19 vaccines, and many were reluctant to wear masks during the pandemic.
The violence was fueled by the results of the 2021 Iraqi election which took place in October. Supporters of pro-Iranian groups, which suffered large losses in the polls, tried to storm the Green Zone, they threw stones at security forces, who fired tear gas and shot in the air to disperse the crowd.
Former United States President Barack Obama made a significant announcement on October 21, revealing that all American military personnel would be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. This decision, which follows a 2008 security pact, has far-reaching implications for the region and marks a major shift in the United States' involvement ...