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2018 In Iraq
Events in the year 2018 in Iraq. Incumbents *President of Iraq, Presidents:Fuad Masum (until 2 October)Barham Salih (since 2 October) *Prime Minister of Iraq, Prime Minister: Haider al-Abadi, Adil Abdul-Mahdi *Vice President of Iraq, Vice President: Nouri al-Maliki, Usama al-Nujayfi, Ayad Allawi Events * 15 January – Iraq's Ministry of Health reported that 2018 Baghdad bombings, 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. 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 ... [...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] |
Death Of Rasha Al-Hassan
Rasha al-Hassan (died August 23, 2018) was an Iraqi beautician and entrepreneur. She was the founder of the Viola center for Iraqi Medical Beauty in Baghdad, Iraq. al-Hassan was named one of Iraq's "Thursday victims" when her 2018 death was connected to that of other prominent Iraqi women. al-Hassan's death raised international attention to the deaths of Iraqi women and was widely speculated to be part of a conspiracy against Iraqi women's empowerment and the beauty industry. Two of the "Thursday victims" deaths were undisputedly the result of targeted assassinations. The circumstances around al-Hassan's death were less certain after acting Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi openly questioned official reports of her death by natural causes. Background Rasha al-Hassan died on August 23, 2018. Described as a well known Iraqi beauty entrepreneur and founder of Baghdad's Viola center for Iraqi Medical Beauty, al-Hassan died unexpectedly after sharing good tidings on social media t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Islamic State Insurgency In Iraq (2018)
This is a timeline of events during the Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) in 2018. Chronology January–April Between January and February 2018, Iraqi security forces and Peshmerga clashed with the White Flags around parts of the Kirkuk and Saladin governorates for control of oil fields which the Iraqi government claims the group's priority is. The Iraqi government said in the clashes the composition of the White Flag's fighters are IS members and individuals linked to the Kurdish mafia, the government also alleges that the Kurdistan Region allowed oil theft to occur in the area while it was under their control and enabled IS for their own interests. In March 2018, in two separate attacks IS reportedly killed 10 individuals including a pro-government Sunni tribal Sheikh along with his son and guests at his house in the town of Al-Shirqat south of Mosul, in the other attack IS killed 5 individuals from the same family whom were Iraqi Turkmen and Shia at a fake c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadhil Barwari
Fadhil Jamil Barwari (1 April 1966 – 20 September 2018) was an Iraqi army general who served as the commander of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service#Command Structure, ISOF-1 brigade of the Counter Terrorism Service. Prior to that, he served as the commander of the 36th Commando Battalion. In November 2017, Barwari was implicated in a corruption scandal to “cheat the US State Department out of millions of dollars”. He died of a heart attack in 2018. Barwari was a graduate of the Second Iraqi Military Academy in Zakho. Early life and education Barwari was born in Duhok in 1 April 1966, to a Kurds in Iraq, Kurdish family from duhok. Prior to joining the Peshmerga, a Kurdish resistance movement that opposed the Ba'athist government, he attended and graduated from the Second Iraqi Military Academy in Zahko. He started out as a Lieutenant in 1988, 1st Lieutenant in 1991, Captain in 1992 and Major in 1994 in the Peshmerga. After rejoining, in the new Iraqi Army he became a Lieu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
