2021 in Iraq

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2021
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Iraq
Decades:
See also: Other events of 2021
List of years in Iraq

Events in the year 2021 in Iraq .

Incumbents

Events

Deaths

See also

Country overviews

Related Research Articles

Events in the year 2004 in Iraq.

Events in the year 2005 in Iraq.

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Iraq.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Naft SC</span> Iraqi football club

Al Naft Sports Club is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the Adhamiyah District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. Their football team plays in the highest division in Iraq which is the Iraq Stars League, which they have never been relegated from.

In 2003, there were 25 suicide bombings executed by 32 attackers.

Events in the year 2010 in Iraq.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Iraqi protests</span>

The 2011 Iraqi protests came in the wake of the Tunisian revolution and 2011 Egyptian revolution. They resulted in at least 45 deaths, including at least 29 on 25 February 2011, the "Day of Rage".

Throughout January 2012, a series of bombing and shooting attacks took place in multiple locations in Iraq, seemingly targeting Shia Muslims.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)</span> 2011–13 sectarian violence in Iraq following the US invasion and withdrawal

The Iraqi insurgency was an insurgency that began in late 2011 after the end of the Iraq War and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, resulting in violent conflict with the central government, as well as low-level sectarian violence among Iraq's religious groups.

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Iraq.

Sabah Abdul-Jalil was an Iraqi former footballer who later became a coach, last coaching Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

Events in the year 2018 in Iraq.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019–2021 Iraqi protests</span> Protests in Iraq that led to Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdis resignation

A series of demonstrations, marches, sit-ins and civil disobedience took place in Iraq from 2019 until 2021. It started on 1 October 2019, a date which was set by civil activists on social media, spreading mainly over the central and southern provinces of Iraq, to protest corruption, high unemployment, political sectarianism, inefficient public services and foreign interventionism. Protests spread quickly, coordinated over social media, to other provinces in Iraq. As the intensity of the demonstrations peaked in late October, protesters' anger focused not only on the desire for a complete overhaul of the Iraqi government but also on driving out Iranian influence, including Iranian-aligned Shia militias. The government, with the help of Iranian-backed militias responded brutally using live bullets, marksmen, hot water, hot pepper gas and tear gas against protesters, leading to many deaths and injuries.

Events in the year 2020 in Iraq.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">January 2021 Baghdad bombings</span> Terrorist attack in Baghdad

The January2021 Baghdad bombings were a pair of terrorist attacks that occurred on 21 January 2021, carried out by two suicide bombers at an open-air market in central Baghdad, Iraq. They killed at least 32 people and injured another 110. This was the Iraqi capital’s first terrorist attack since 2019.

Abu Yasser al-Issawi was a senior IS commander and Iraqi terrorist with the title of deputy caliph, and leader of the IS group in Iraq. He was killed in a military strike by Iraqi security forces in Al-Chai Valley, southern Kirkuk. The successful military strike and his death was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi after an intelligence-led operation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis</span> Political crisis in Iraq

Between the parliamentary election in October 2021 and October 2022, there was a political crisis in Iraq, with members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq being unable to form a stable coalition government, or elect a new President. Basic government services such as the civil service and military continued functioning, but the national political system was in deadlock including in respect of almost all major spending and taxation issues. On 27 October 2022, the government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani was approved by the Council of Representatives.

On 20 July 2022, the Barakh tourist resort in the Zakho District of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was shelled with four or five artillery strikes. The attack killed nine civilians, including two children, and injured 33 others.

Events of the year 2023 in Iraq.

References

  1. "In Iraq, Pope spreads message of peace, religious tolerance and humanity's resilience". UN News. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. "Activist's killing triggers protests in Iraq's Karbala". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. "92 killed in Iraq hospital fire that swept through Covid-19 ward". Stuff. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. "Suicide attack in Iraq's Sadr City kills at least 35, wounds dozens -sources". Reuters. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  5. "Iraq ministry: Scores injured in rally over election results". WTOP News. 5 November 2021.
  6. "Islamic State 'Wali' Abu Yasser al-Issawi Killed in Iraq: Prime Minister". The Defence Post. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. "KDP' Rowsch Shaways dies today". Shafaq News. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  8. "وفاة النجم العراقي السابق صباح عبد الجليل متأثرا بكورونا" [The death of the former Iraqi star Sabah Abdul Jalil, as a result of Corona] (in Arabic). Kooora. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  9. "وفاة المفكر العراقي خير الدين حسيب" [The death of the Iraqi thinker Khair al-Din Haseeb] (in Arabic). Alkhaleej. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  10. "الشاعرة العراقية زهور دكسن في ذمة الخلود" [Iraqi poet Zohr Dixon in the midst of eternity] (in Arabic). aliraqnews. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.