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2015 in Iraq

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The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Iraq.

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January

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

July

December

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