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2022 In Iraq
Events in the year 2022 in Iraq. Incumbents * President of Iraq, President: ** Barham Salih (until 17 October) ** Abdul Latif Rashid (from 17 October) * Prime Minister of Iraq, Prime Minister: ** Mustafa Al-Kadhimi (until 27 October) ** Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani (from 27 October) Events January * 10 January – Newly elected Iraqi parliament meets for the first time. The session is briefly disrupted as the acting speaker fell ill and is taken to the hospital. The session resumed and Mohamed Al-Halbousi, Mohammed al-Halbousi is elected as speaker. * 21 January – 2022 Diyala massacre, Diyala massacre, eleven Iraqi soldiers were killed in their barracks by Islamic State, IS in Al-Azim district, Al-Azim. * 22 January – Hatra District#History, Airstrike near the ancient city of Hatra kills 3 suspected IS members including 2 leaders. February * 6 February – 337 ancient artifacts, which were held in a private Lebanese museum, are returned to Iraq. * 7 February – ... [...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] |
