1998 in Iraq

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See also:	Other events of 1998 List of years in Iraq

The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Iraq .

Incumbents

• President: Saddam Hussein
• Prime Minister: Saddam Hussein
• Vice President:
  • Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf
  • Taha Yassin Ramadan
  • Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri

Events

• 18 February – Around 2,000 protesters gather in front of the White House protesting the US threats of military strikes in Iraq. ^[1]
• 22 February – UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrives at an agreement with Iraqi officials to resolve the crisis over UN inspections teams' presence in Iraq. ^[2]
• 28 April – Construction starts on the Umm al-Qura Mosque, one of the largest mosques in Iraq. ^[3]
• 29 September – The Kurdish civil war officially ends with the signing of the Washington agreement. ^[4]

• 

  University of Diyala

  November 13 – After Iraq commits to United Nations Special Commission, American President Bill Clinton cancels scheduled air raids on the country.
• November 23 – Iraq stops their UNSCOM partnership.
• 16-19 December –The United States and Britain carry out a bombing campaign targeting Iraqi sites, the operation codenamed Operation Desert Fox. ^[5]

Date Unknown

• The University of Diyala is established. ^[6]

Births

• 7 January – Sajjad Jasim Mousa, footballer. ^[7]

Deaths

• 27 September – Hadi Alwai, intellectual and historian.(b.1932) ^[8]

Date Unknown

• Abd al-Malik Nuri, Iraqi writer. (b.1921) ^[9]
• Rabab Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi poet and surgeon.(b.1918). ^[10]

References

1. Powell, Michael (February 22, 1998). "About 2,000 Protest at White House".
2. Lancaster, John (February 23, 1998). "Annan, Iraq Agree on Inspections".
3. al-Husaini, Mudhafer (2008-11-28). "Today Was a Good Day..." At War Blog. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
4. Salih, Dana Ali; Hama, Hawre Hasan (2021-12-13). "The Kurdish Civil War and Peace Negotiations, 1994–1998" . Journal of Asian and African Studies. 58 (3): 298–321. doi:10.1177/00219096211062470. ISSN   0021-9096.
5. "BBC News | Saddam's Iraq: Key events". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
6. "الجامعات الحكومية". mohesr.gov.iq. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
7. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021" (PDF). Fifa.org.
8. Ufheil-Somers, Amanda (2014-05-06). "Hadi al-`Alawi, Scion of the Two Civilizations". MERIP. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
9. Caiani, Fabio; Cobham, Catherine (2013-08-31). The Iraqi Novel. Edinburgh University Press. doi:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748641413.001.0001. ISBN   978-0-7486-4141-3.
10. العلاف, ابراهيم خليل (23 March 2024). "- الدكتورة رباب الكاظمي 1918-1998 طبيبة الاسنان وابنة الشاعر الكبير عبد المحسن الكاظمي الشاعرة العراقية الرائدة". الحوار المتمدن. Retrieved 2025-02-24.