2017 in Iraq

Events in the year 2017 in Iraq.

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Incumbents

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

Events

January

• 2 January – a series of suicide car bombings took place in Sadr City and behind the Kindi and Imam Ali hospitals in Baghdad, killing 56 people and injuring more than 120.
• 13 January – Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic State militants manage to seize full control of Mosul University which the army described as a significant victory.^[1]

February

• 14- 16 February – A series of bombs on 3 consecutive days kills at least 48 people and injures over 50, all targeting Shi'ite majority areas in Baghdad.^[2]
• 25 February – Saudi Arabia's foreign affairs minister Adel al-Jubeir visits Iraq, marking the highest such diplomatic visit between the two countries since 1990.^[3]

March

• 5 March – Iraqi forces launch a new offensive against IS forces in western Mosul.^[4]
• 6 March – The al-Hurriya bridge, one of 5 vital bridges in Mosul is captured by Iraqi forces, providing a foothold for the retaking of the city.^[4]
• 8 March – Iraqi forces manage to retake Badoush prison in westren Mosul, the site of the Badoush prison massacre.^[5]
• 27 March – the American-led coalition conducted a bombing of the al-Aghawat al-Jadidah neighborhood in Western Mosul that killed hundreds of civilians.^[6]

April

• 21 April – The 26 members of a Kidnapped Qatari hunting party are released from their captivity in Iraq that lasted 16 months.^[7]

May

• 12 May – The Iraqi Popular Mobilization forces launch a campaign to retake the Qayrawan and Al-Baaj districts west of Mosul city from IS control.^[8]
• 23 May – The Popular Mobilization forces announce the retaking of Qayrawan.^[8]

• 30 May – Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing by IS kills over 30 people at an ice cream parlor in Baghdad.^[9]

Great Mosque of al-Nuri (2020)

June

• 4 June – The Popular Mobilization forces announce the retaking of Al-Baaj.^[8]

• 21 June – The Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul was destroyed during battle by IS militants.^[10]

September

• 29 September – Iraqi government official threat to Kurdish to close a border in Northern Iraq follow vote for independence referendum.^[11]

Deaths

Jalal Talabani

• 19 May – Nawshirwan Mustafa, politician. (b.1944)^[12]
• 10 July – Mohsen Ajil al-Yawar, head of the Shammar tribe and uncle of prime minister Ghazi Mashal al-Yawer.^[13]
• 3 October – Jalal Talabani, politician, former president (b.1933)^[14]

See also

• Timeline of ISIL-related events (2017)