2015 in Iraq
The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Iraq.
Incumbents
Events
January
- January 6 - Clashes with ISIL in Anbar province 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]
February
- February 7 - Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 37 people hours before the city's curfew was due to end. ISIL claims responsibility.[3]
- February 9 - Several attacks, including a suicide bombing, kill at least 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a predominantly Shiite part of the capital.[4]
- 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.[5]
- February 28 - A series of car bombs kill 19 people in Balad Ruz, east-central Iraq.[6]
March
- 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.[7]
- March 5 - Separate attacks in Baghdad kill at least eight people.[8]
- March 7 - ISIL destroys the ancient city of Hatra following the destruction of Nimrud.[9]
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