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2017 In Iraq
Events in the year 2017 in Iraq. Incumbents *President of Iraq, President: Fuad Masum *Prime Minister of Iraq, Prime Minister: Haider al-Abadi *Vice President of Iraq, Vice President: Nouri al-Maliki, Usama al-Nujayfi, Ayad Allawi Events *2 January – January 2017 Baghdad bombings, 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. *27 March – the American-led coalition conducted a 2017 Mosul airstrike, bombing of the al-Aghawat al-Jadidah neighborhood in Western Mosul on 17 March 2017 that killed hundreds of civilians. *21 June – The Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul), Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul was destroyed during the battle by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. *29 September – Iraqi government official threat to Kurdish people, Kurdish to close a border in Northern Iraq follow vote for independence referendum. *3 October – Former Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the Iraq–Kuwait border, southeast, Jordan to Iraq–Jordan border, the southwest, and Syria to Iraq–Syria border, the west. The country covers an area of and has Demographics of Iraq, a population of over 46 million, making it the List of countries by area, 58th largest country by area and the List of countries by population, 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the List of largest cities of Iraq, largest in the country. Starting in the 6th millennium BC, the fertile plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, referred to as Mesopotamia, fostered the rise of early cities, civilisations, and empires including Sumer, Akkadian Empire, Akkad, and Assyria. Known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |