2018 in Iraq

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Events in the year 2018 in Iraq .

Incumbents

• Presidents:
  Fuad Masum (until 2 October)
  Barham Salih (since 2 October)
• Prime Minister: Haider al-Abadi, Adil Abdul-Mahdi
• Vice President: Nouri al-Maliki, Usama al-Nujayfi, Ayad Allawi

Events

• 15 January – Iraq's Ministry of Health reported that 27 people were killed and 64 injured by a double suicide bombing in central Baghdad. Although there were no immediate claims of responsibility, it was reported that such attacks had usually been the work of Islamic State in the past, and that elements of the group were still active north of the city despite the government's claim of victory in December 2017. ^{[1] [2]} Two days later (on Wednesday January 17, 2018) Islamic State "claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in Baghdad this week", though the New York Times suggested that the delay, and a number of errors in the claim, may show that the group's "media apparatus has been disrupted". ^[3]
• 12 April – 2018 Asdira funeral bombing killed 25 people and wounded 18 others. The attack took place at a funeral for Iraqi fighters who had been killed by IS.

• 14 July – Internet service was cut off in Baghdad, Najaf and Basra following anti-government protests in several cities. ^[4]
• 16 August – 27 September – deaths of the "Thursday victims", Rafif al-Yasiri (plastic surgeon 16 August), Rasha al-Hassan (beautician 23 August), Suʽad al-ʽAli (activist 25 September), and Tara Fares (model 27 September), prominent women to die under uncertain circumstances. Their deaths were linked together by acting Prime minister Haider al-Abadi, despite little connection between the victims. ^{[5] [6]}

Deaths

Iyad Futayyih

• 2 January – Ali Kadhim, footballer (b.1949). ^[7]
• 12 February – Kamal al-Hadithi, poet (b.1939). ^[8]
• 9 April – Saad Mohammed Raheem, writer.(b.1957) ^[9]
• 18 May –
  • Iyad Futayyih, military officer (b.1942)
  • Adel Murad, politician.(b.1949) ^[10]
• 21 July –Ahmad Matlub, Academic and politician.(b.1936) ^[11]
• 16 August – Rafif al-Yasiri, plastic surgeon.(b.1985) ^[12]
• 17 August – Sahar Taha, musician and journalist.(b.1957) ^[13]
• 26 August– Rasha Al-Hasan, plastic surgeon. ^[14]
• 19 September – Maeda Nazhat, singer.(b.1937) ^[15]
• 20 September – Fadhil Barwari, Military officer.(b.1966) ^[16]
• 25 September – Suʽad al-ʽAli, activist. ^[17]
• 27 September – Tara Fares, Iraqi model and beauty blogger (b.1996)

See also

• Timeline of Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2018)

References

1. Euan McKirdy; Hamdi Alkhshali (15 January 2018). "27 dead, dozens injured, in Baghdad double suicide bombing". CNN. Retrieved 16 January 2018. Monday marked the second deadly attack to hit the city in just three days. ... the city has experienced a period of relative calm for months.
2. "27 killed, 64 wounded in Baghdad bomb blast". RTÉ. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but most such attacks in Iraq are the work of the so-called Islamic State militant group. ... Elements of the group are still active north of Baghdad.
3. Callimachi, Rukmini; Coker, Margaret (2018). "ISIS Claims Responsibility for Baghdad Bombings". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-01-21.
4. "Iraq Cuts Internet Services, Sends Forces to Quell Protests". Voice of America. July 14, 2018.
5. "Deaths of high-profile Iraqi women spark fear of witch-hunt". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
6. "Iraq's all-female 'Thursday Victims': A social media influencer, a beautician, a plastic surgeon, and a rights activist dead". SBS News. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
7. "Obituary: Ali Kadhim". socceriraq.net. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
8. "رحيل الشاعر العراقي كمال زويد الحديثي". almajd.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
9. "وفاة الكاتب العراقى سعد محمد رحيم عن 61 عامًا". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
10. Kurdistan24 (2018-05-18). "PUK Co-founder Adil Murad dies in Germany aged 69". PUK Co-founder Adil Murad dies in Germany aged 69. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
11. "ثانيةً يرحل الجرجاني.. وفاة اللغوي العراقي أحمد مطلوب". العربية (in Arabic). 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
12. "آخر تطورات التحقيق في وفاة خبيرتي التجميل | الحرة". www.alhurra.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
13. الكويتية, جريدة الجريدة (2018-08-18). "رحيل سحر طه بعد معاناة طويلة مع السرطان". جريدة الجريدة الكويتية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
14. "الإعلان عن سبب وفاة خبيرة التجميل العراقية رشا الحسن | الحرة". www.alhurra.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
15. العاني, طه. "في ذكرى رحيلها.. تعرف على سيدة الغناء العراقي مائدة نزهت". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
16. كوردستان 24, Kurdistan24- (2018-09-20). "الموت يغيب قائد الفرقة الذهبية عن عمر 52 عاما". الموت يغيب قائد الفرقة الذهبية عن عمر 52 عاما (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
17. "Iraqi human rights activist shot dead in Basra". 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2025-03-24.