Opposition figure and activist Salman Al Khalidi is extradited to Kuwait to begin a prison sentence after fleeing on being convicted on 11 charges.[1]
Abdullah Warte, official spokesperson of the Iraqi Kurdistan-based Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (IMK) political party, announces a proposal to establish an office in Damascus, becoming the first Kurdish and Iraqi political party to establish a presence in post-Assad Syria.[2]
31 January – A bus carrying Shia Muslim pilgrims crashes into a car near Al Diwaniyah while driving to Najaf, killing seven people and injuring 42 others.[5]
February
11 February – The Federal Supreme Court upholds controversial laws that allow Sharia courts increased authority over family affairs, a general amnesty law, and a law allowing for the return of lands seized from Kurds during the regime of Saddam Hussein.[6]
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