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Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani (; ; 1933 – 3 October 2017) was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth president of Iraq from 2005 to 2014, as well as the president of the Governing Council of Iraq. Talabani was the founder and secretary-gene ...
(until July 24),
Fuad Masum Muhammad Fuad Masum Hurami (; , born 1 January 1938) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the seventh president of Iraq from 24 July 2014 to 2 October 2018. He was elected as president following the 2014 parliamentary election. Masum i ...
(starting July 24) *
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Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki (; born 20 June 1950), also known as Jawad al-Maliki (), is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Islamic Dawa Party since 2007. He served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014 and as Vice President ...
(until September 9),
Haider al-Abadi Haider Jawad Kadhim al-Abadi (; born 25 April 1952) is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq from September 2014 until October 2018. Previously he served as Minister of Communication from 2003 to 2004, in the first government afte ...
(starting September 9) *
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: Khodair al-Khozaei (until September 9),
Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki (; born 20 June 1950), also known as Jawad al-Maliki (), is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Islamic Dawa Party since 2007. He served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014 and as Vice President ...
, Usama al-Nujayfi,
Ayad Allawi Ayad Allawi (; also spelled Iyad or Eyad; born 31 May 1944) is an Iraqi-British politician and neurologist. He served as the vice president of Iraq from 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2018. Previously he was interim prime minister of Iraq from 2004 to ...
(starting September 9)


Events


January

* January 2 –
War in Iraq (2013–2017) The War in Iraq (2013–2017) was an armed conflict between Iraq and its allies and the Islamic State. Following December 2013, the Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013), insurgency escalated into a full-scale war following Anbar campaign (2013–2014 ...
** Armed tribesmen and
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militants control the Iraqi cities of
Fallujah Fallujah ( ) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates, Euphrates River, it is located roughly to the west of the capital city of Baghdad and from the neighboring city of Ramadi. The city is located in the region ...
and
Ramadi Ramadi ( ''Ar-Ramādī''; also formerly rendered as ''Rumadiyah'' or ''Rumadiya'') is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad and west of Fallujah. It is the capital and largest city of Al Anbar Governorate which shares borders with Syri ...
, after days of violence that erupted as a protest camp was removed. ** 13 people are killed in a suicide bombing in
Balad Ruz Balad Ruz () is a city located some 120 km (75 mi) northeast of Baghdad in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. Balad Ruz has a radio station that was opened on 18 December 2006, known as Al Noor Radio Station, meaning "The Light" in Arab ...
, near
Baqubah Baqubah (; BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate. The city is located some to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2003 it had an estimated population of some 280,000 people. ...
. * January 4 – The Iraqi government loses control of
Fallujah Fallujah ( ) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates, Euphrates River, it is located roughly to the west of the capital city of Baghdad and from the neighboring city of Ramadi. The city is located in the region ...
to Islamist militants. * January 9 – A suicide bomber kills 23 Iraqi army recruits and wounds 36 in
Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
. * January 12 – A car bombing at a bus station in central Baghdad kills at least nine people. * January 15 – At least 26 people are killed in a series of attacks in central Iraq. * January 16 –
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reveals photos of
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burning bodies of Iraqis prompting an investigation from the Department of Defense. * January 21–26 people convicted of terrorism charges are hanged in Iraq. * January 25–17 people are killed in car-bomb and mortar attacks on a Shi'ite Muslim village. * January 30 – Six suicide bombers take over the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation in
Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
and kill at least 24 hostages before security forces take control.


February

* February 5 – A wave of bombings hits central Baghdad with at least 16 people dead. * February 6 – Seven car bombings across Baghdad, kill at least 13 people. * February 10 – A car bomb detonates prematurely in Baghdad, killing 21 militants. In a separate event, a car bomb hits a convoy transporting Usama al-Nujayfi with a bodyguard being wounded. * February 11–16 Iraqi soldiers are killed by militants in an attack on military outposts protecting an oil pipeline in northern Iraq. * February 17 – At least 25 people are killed and dozens wounded in bombing attacks across Baghdad; three bombs exploded in public markets and a fourth outside a
Shiite Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...
mosque. * February 27 – A wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 53 people.


March

* March 9 – A suicide car bomber kills 42 people at a police checkpoint in
Hillah Hillah ( ''al-Ḥillah''), also spelled Hilla, is a city in central Iraq. On the Hilla branch of the Euphrates River, it is south of Baghdad. The population was estimated to be about 455,700 in 2018. It is the capital of Babylon Province and is ...
. * March 20 – A suicide bomber attacks a café in Baghdad, killing 12 people and injuring another 38. * March 21 – Gunmen attack a police headquarters north of Baghdad and suicide bombers strike across Iraq killing 25 people and injuring dozens.


April

* April 4 – Attacks in Baghdad and predominantly
Sunni Arab Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Musli ...
areas of northern and western Iraq kill nine people. * April 13 – A suicide truck bomber detonates at a police station in
Kirkuk Governorate Kirkuk Governorate (; ; ) or Kirkuk Province is a governorate in northern Iraq. The governorate has an area of . In 2017, the estimated population was 1,259,561 people. The provincial capital is the city of Kirkuk. It is divided into four Distri ...
, killing eight policemen. * April 22 – A balloting station on the outskirts of
Kirkuk Kirkuk (; ; ; ) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmen, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs. Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Cit ...
, is attacked by militants, leaving 10 people dead. * April 25 – At least 25 people are killed and several injured in a series of bomb blasts targeted at Shi'ite rally in Baghdad. The attack comes less than a week before Iraqis are due to vote in
parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...
. * April 27 – Iraqi helicopters destroy a convoy of
ISIL The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS occupied signif ...
fuel tankers inside Syrian territory. * April 28 – Suicide bomb attacks kill dozens of people at a political rally and at early polling places for the election to be held on April 30. * April 30 – Voters in Iraq go to the polls for parliamentary elections that have already been marred by violence from the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS occupied signi ...
.


May

* May 12 – 49 people have been killed and 69 wounded in a series of attacks across Iraq including attack by Iraqi security forces on insurgents in
Al Anbar Governorate Al Anbar Governorate (; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The population ...
. * May 13 – The
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will conduct a preliminary examination in the claims that United Kingdom forces abused Iraqi detainees between 2003 and 2008. * May 27 – At least 35 people killed, 70 injured in bomb attacks in Baghdad and Anbar.


June

* June 6 – Attacks across Iraq kill 27 people. * June 7 – Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) **
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS occupied signi ...
gunmen storm the campus of the
University of Anbar The University of Anbar () is an Iraqi university in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. It was founded in 1987 with a college of education and a college of girls' education, and then expanded until it reached university status in 2011 with 18 colleges. The ...
, killing 3 guards and holding dozens of students hostage before withdrawing. ** The dead bodies of 21 policemen who were kidnapped a day before by militants are recovered in
Mosul Mosul ( ; , , ; ; ; ) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. It is the second largest city in Iraq overall after the capital Baghdad. Situated on the banks of Tigris, the city encloses the ruins of the ...
. ** At least 52 people are dead following a series of bombings in Baghdad. * June 8 – At least 13 people are killed and 60 injured as a result of a double bombing at the offices of the
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK; ) is a political party active in Kurdistan Region and the Disputed territories of Northern Iraq, disputed territories in Iraq. The PUK describes its goals as self-determination, human rights, democracy a ...
in Jalula, Diyala region. * June 9 – A suicide truck bomber detonates his vehicle at the gate of a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan office in
Tuz Khormato Tuz Khurmatu (, , , also spelled as Tuz Khurma and Tuz Khormato) is the central city of Tooz District in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located south of Kirkuk. Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Iraqi Turkmen, Turkmen, with a minority of Arabs ...
, a second truck bomb detonated as people were gathering around the first one. Over 15 are killed and at least 110 injured. * June 10 – Militants stage an overnight attack in Mosul, taking control of the city while police and military flee. * June 11 – Insurgents continue their offensive, gaining control of the city of Tikrit, the second provincial capital to fall in as many days. At least 500,000 residents of Mosul flee the fighting and head east into Kurdish-controlled territory, while insurgents storm the Turkish Embassy and take 48 Turks hostage, including the Consul General. * June 12 – Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) ** The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the rapid progress of an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant offensive towards Baghdad. ** Iraqi Kurds take over control of the city of Kirkuk as the army flees. ** The Parliament of Iraq postpones a vote on Prime Minister
Nouri Maliki Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki (; born 20 June 1950), also known as Jawad al-Maliki (), is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Islamic Dawa Party since 2007. He served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014 and as Vice President ...
's call for a state of emergency due to a lack of quorum. * June 14 – A bomb explodes in the town of
Mayadin Mayadin (/ALA-LC: ''al-Miyādīn'') is a town in eastern Syria. It is the capital of the Mayadin District, part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. Mayadin is about 44 kilometers southeast of Deir ez-Zor. The Euphrates River flows through the town ...
in Deir al-Zor province near the Iraqi border killing 8. * June 15 – The United States evacuates personnel from its embassy in Baghdad as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant nears the city. * June 16 – 2014 Northern Iraq offensive ** ISIL takes control of the town of
Tal Afar Tal Afar (, ; ) is a city in the Nineveh Governorate of northwestern Iraq, located west of Mosul, east of SinjarThe Pentagon The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. As ...
sends the USS ''Mesa Verde'' to the Persian Gulf to join a contingency of U.S. Navy ships already stationed there to monitor the northern offensive. * June 17 – 275 United States Military personnel are deployed to Iraq to provide extra protection for the American embassy in Baghdad. * June 18 – 2014 Northern Iraq offensive ** 40 Indians working for a Turkish construction company are abducted by militants in Mosul. ** Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant militants lay siege to Iraq's largest oil refinery, located in
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. * June 20 – US sends 300 military advisers to Iraq as battle rages in Baiji over the country's biggest oil refinery. * June 21 – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captures the towns of al-Qa'im,
Anah Anah or Ana (, ), formerly also known as Anna, is an Iraqi town on the Euphrates approximately midway between the Gulf of Alexandretta and the Persian Gulf. Anah lies from west to east on the right bank along a bend of the river just before it tu ...
and Rawa in Western Iraq. * June 22 – Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant capture the al-Walid (al-Tanf) border crossing with Syria and the Turaibil (Karameh) border crossing with Jordan. * June 25 – The Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki calls for national unity as an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant reaches Yathrib 87 kilometres (54 miles) north of Baghdad. * June 26 – 2014 Northern Iraq offensive ** The Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki confirms that the
Syrian Air Force The Syrian Air Force () is the air force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It was established in 1948, and first saw action in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Under Ba'athist Syria until December 8, 2024, it was known as the Syrian Arab Air Forc ...
bombed Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant positions in Iraq earlier in the week. ** Insurgents capture the town of Mansouriyat al-Jabal, containing four natural gas fields, which is about 110 km northeast of Baghdad. ** Iraqi forces launch an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit with at least one helicopter crashing. * June 27 – American human rights group
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claims that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant executed at least 160 captives earlier this month in Tikrit. * June 28 – 2014 Northern Iraq offensive ** The Iraqi Army expels militants from the centre of the city of Tikrit amongst heavy fighting. ** Islamist rebels including members of the
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affiliated Nusra Front challenge Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant's control of the town of Albu Kamal on the Syrian border on Saturday. * June 29 – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is renamed the Islamic State, with a caliphate being proclaimed and
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri (28 July 1971 – 27 October 2019), commonly known by his ''nom de guerre'' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an Iraqi militant leader who was the founder and first leader of the Islamic State (IS), who proclaimed hims ...
being named caliph.


July

* July 3 –
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deploys 30,000 soldiers to its border with Iraq after Iraqi government forces withdrew from the area. * July 5 – 46 Indian nurses held hostage by the ISIL for almost a month in Tikrit, arrive at Cochin airport,
Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...
, India. * July 7 – Sittings of the
Council of Representatives of Iraq The Council of Representatives is the ''de facto'' unicameral legislature of Iraq. According to the Constitution of Iraq, it is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the country. As of 2020, it comprises 329 seats and meets in Baghdad ...
are postponed for five weeks as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces kill an Iraqi Army general on the outskirts of Baghdad. * July 9 – Iraqi security forces find the bodies of 53 men shot recently in Hamza south of Baghdad. * July 11 – Kurdish MPs withdraw from the central government following a dispute with the Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki with Kurdish forces taking over control of two northern oil fields at Bai Hassan and Kirkuk. * July 12 –
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Iraqi civil war may refer to: * Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (1918–2003), wars and rebellions by Iraqi Kurds against the government ** First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1961–70) ** Second Iraqi–Kurdish War (1974–75) * 1991 Iraqi uprisings, rebellion ...
** Gunmen kill 29 people in an apartment building in East Baghdad, including twenty women. ** Twin bombings in the city of Kirkuk kill at least 28 people. * July 15 – Salim al-Jabouri is elected as speaker of the Iraqi parliament. * July 19 – Three bombs explode in Baghdad killing at least fifteen people. * July 21 – Ten people are killed in an
Iraqi Air Force The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF; ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well as the policing of its international borders. The IQAF also acts as a support force for t ...
air strike on the rebel-held town of
Hawija Hawija (, Al-Ḥawīja) is the central town of Al-Hawija District in the Kirkuk Province of Iraq, west of Kirkuk, and north of Baghdad. The town has a population of about 480,000 inhabitants. Hawija District has approximately 520,000 inhabitan ...
. * July 22 – A suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 21 people. * July 24 –
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Iraqi civil war may refer to: * Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (1918–2003), wars and rebellions by Iraqi Kurds against the government ** First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1961–70) ** Second Iraqi–Kurdish War (1974–75) * 1991 Iraqi uprisings, rebellion ...
** Gunmen attack a prisoner convoy north of Baghdad resulting in the death of 52 prisoners and eight Iraqi Army soldiers. ** Twin car bombs kill at least 13 people in central Baghdad. * July 29 – An Iraqi Army raid on jihadist targets in a town southwest of Baghdad kills at least 17 people.


August

* August 3 – The Islamic State seizes the
Yazidi Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (; ), are a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. The majority of Yazidis remaining in ...
-dominated town of
Sinjar Sinjar (; , ) is a town in the Sinjar District of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located about five kilometers south of the Sinjar Mountains. Its population in 2013 was estimated at 88,023, and is predominantly Yazidi. History ...
. It also seized control of the Mosul Dam, which is Iraq's biggest dam, the Ain Zalah oil field, and two more towns. * August 6 –
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Iraqi civil war may refer to: * Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (1918–2003), wars and rebellions by Iraqi Kurds against the government ** First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1961–70) ** Second Iraqi–Kurdish War (1974–75) * 1991 Iraqi uprisings, rebellion ...
** Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria clash with Iraq's Kurdish minority in the north of the country. ** Iraq government television reports that an Iraqi Air Force strike has killed 60 militants. ** At least 51 people are killed in a series of car bombings in Baghdad. * August 7 – 2014 Northern Iraq offensive ** The Islamic State captures a range of cities inhabited primarily by
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in Northern Iraq, notably
Bakhdida Qaraqosh (; (official name), or , also known as al-Ḥamdāniyya or Qara-Qūš; a Turkic placename meaning "Black Bird") is an Assyrian city in the Nineveh Governorate, of Iraq located about southeast of the city of Mosul and west of Erbil a ...
,
Bartella Bartella (; ) is a town that is located in the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq, about east of Mosul. Bartella was liberated from ISIL control on October 20, 2016 by Iraqi Special Operations Forces along with the Nineveh Plain Protection Units a ...
,
Qaraqosh Qaraqosh (; (official name), or , also known as al-Ḥamdāniyya or Qara-Qūš; a Turkic placename meaning "Black Bird") is an Assyrian city in the Nineveh Governorate, of Iraq located about southeast of the city of Mosul and west of Erbil am ...
,
Tel Keppe Tel Keppe ( ', ', alternatively spelled Tel Kaif, Tilkepe, or Telkef) is a town in northern Iraq. It is located in the Nineveh Governorate, less than 8 mi (13 km) northeast of Mosul.Welcome to Tel Keppe at ChaldeansOnline http://www.cha ...
, Karamlish and Tel Isqof; thousands flee, while many Yazidis are caught in the newly captured city of Sinjar. ** The President of the United States,
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, delivers a statement promising increased humanitarian and military assistance including air strikes. * August 8 –
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Iraqi civil war may refer to: * Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (1918–2003), wars and rebellions by Iraqi Kurds against the government ** First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1961–70) ** Second Iraqi–Kurdish War (1974–75) * 1991 Iraqi uprisings, rebellion ...
** U.S. F/A-18 fighters bomb ISIL artillery units and a military convoy. ** Iraqi airstrikes kill 45 Islamic State fighters and injure 60. ** The United Nations says the persecution of the Yazidi by ISIL may be genocide. * August 9 – Iraqi Kurdish security forces report they have opened a road to Sinjar, rescuing over 5,000 Yazidis besieged by the IS group. * August 10 –
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Iraqi civil war may refer to: * Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (1918–2003), wars and rebellions by Iraqi Kurds against the government ** First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1961–70) ** Second Iraqi–Kurdish War (1974–75) * 1991 Iraqi uprisings, rebellion ...
** The President of Iraqi Kurdistan,
Massoud Barzani Masoud Barzani (; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017. Early life and career Barzani was bo ...
, appeals for international military aid to help defeat Islamist militants. ** The US launches a fourth round of air strikes targeting Islamic State fighters near Erbil, and Kurdish forces regain control of two towns in
Nineveh Governorate Nineveh Governorate (; , ) is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people as of 2003. Its largest city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of a ...
after heavy fighting. * August 11 – Iraq's embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says that he will file a legal complaint against President
Fuad Masum Muhammad Fuad Masum Hurami (; , born 1 January 1938) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the seventh president of Iraq from 24 July 2014 to 2 October 2018. He was elected as president following the 2014 parliamentary election. Masum i ...
for opposing Maliki's reappointment. * August 13 – The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (also known as SOHR; ), founded in May 2006, is a United Kingdom-based information office whose stated aim is to document human rights abuses in Syria; since 2011 it has focused on the Syrian Civil War. ...
claims that 52 people have died as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamists gain control of eight villages between Aleppo and the Turkish border. * August 14 –
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Iraqi civil war may refer to: * Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (1918–2003), wars and rebellions by Iraqi Kurds against the government ** First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1961–70) ** Second Iraqi–Kurdish War (1974–75) * 1991 Iraqi uprisings, rebellion ...
** The United Nations declares its highest state of emergency in Iraq following the advance of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. ** Sunni militants and the Iraqi Army clash west of Baghdad, leaving 4 children dead. ** President Obama announces that U.S airstrikes broke the IS siege of Mount Sinjar, allowing thousands of Yazidi refugees to escape, and declares plans for further airstrikes against IS forces. * August 15 – Several influential Iraqis, including
Grand Ayatollah Marja (; plural ''marājiʿ''; ) is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia religious cleric, with the authority given by a hawzah (a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated) to make legal decisions within the confines of Sh ...
Ali al-Sistani Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani (; born 4 August 1930) is an Islamic scholar and the dean of the Hawza of Najaf in Iraq. A Grand Ayatollah, Sistani is considered one of the leading religious leaders of Twelver Shia Muslims. After the invasion of ...
,
Ali Hatem al-Suleiman Ali Hatem Abd al-Razzaq Ali al-Suleiman al-Assafi al-Dulaimi (; born 1971), better known as Ali Hatem al-Suleiman, is an Iraqi Sunni tribal leader who is the leader of the Dulaim tribe, in the Al Anbar Governorate. Early life Ali was born in ...
, and a group of six leaders from Sunni provinces, state that they are willing to work with the new Prime Minister of Iraq,
Haider Al-Abadi Haider Jawad Kadhim al-Abadi (; born 25 April 1952) is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq from September 2014 until October 2018. Previously he served as Minister of Communication from 2003 to 2004, in the first government afte ...
, if certain conditions are met. * August 17 – Kurdish forces, supported by U.S. airstrikes, retake control of the
Mosul Dam Mosul Dam (), formerly known as Saddam Dam (), is the largest dam in Iraq. It is located on the Tigris river in the western governorate of Nineveh, upstream of the city of Mosul. The dam serves to generate hydroelectricity and provide water for ...
after its capture by IS militants. * August 22 – A suicide bomber and multiple gunmen, suspected to be Shia militiamen, attack a Sunni mosque in the Diyala Governorate, killing at least 65 people. * August 23 –
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Iraqi civil war may refer to: * Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (1918–2003), wars and rebellions by Iraqi Kurds against the government ** First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1961–70) ** Second Iraqi–Kurdish War (1974–75) * 1991 Iraqi uprisings, rebellion ...
** The UN calls for action to prevent what it suspects may become a massacre in the northern Iraqi town of
Amirli Amirli (; ) also spelt Amerli, is a predominantly Shia Turkmen town in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100 km from the Iranian border. It is the centre of a farming region. History 2007 bombing On June 7, 2007, a bombing in the ...
, which has been besieged by IS forces since June. ** At least 30 people are killed in bombings in Baghdad and Kirkuk. * August 25 – A suicide bomber detonates his vest inside of a Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing 13 people. * August 26 – A car bomb explodes in a mainly Shi'ite section of Baghdad, killing at least eight people and wounding 20. * August 29 – The United Kingdom raises its terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe" in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria. * August 31 – Iraqi security forces reach the town of Amerli which had been besieged by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces.


September

* September 2 – The United States sends an additional 250 US troops to protect American personnel. * September 7 – The United States launches new airstrikes on
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in western Iraq, in an effort to protect the
Haditha Dam The Haditha Dam () or Qadisiya Dam is an earth-fill dam on the Euphrates, north of Haditha (Iraq), creating Lake Qadisiyah (). The dam is just over long and high. The purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectricity, regulate the flow of ...
. * September 10 – The President of the United States Barack Obama authorises $25 million for "immediate military assistance" to the Iraqi government and
Kurdistan Regional Government The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is the official executive body of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. The cabinet is selected by the majority party or list who also select the prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdish poli ...
. He also outlines plans to expand US operations against
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS occupied signi ...
to Syria in a televised address to the nation. * September 12 – Australia raises its terror threat level to high following concerns about militants returning from conflicts in Iraq and Syria. * September 13 – The Prime Minister of Iraq
Haider al-Abadi Haider Jawad Kadhim al-Abadi (; born 25 April 1952) is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq from September 2014 until October 2018. Previously he served as Minister of Communication from 2003 to 2004, in the first government afte ...
says he has ordered the army to stop shelling areas held by the Islamic State where there are civilians present. * September 26 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom approves air strikes against ISIS in Iraq by 524 votes to 43.


October

* October 7 – A hospital in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar says that 29 suspected ISIL fighters were killed in airstrikes last night. * October 9 – A car bombing in a busy street in Baghdad's largest Shi'ite neighbourhood kills at least 12 people. * October 12 – Islamic State claims responsibility for a triple suicide bombing in
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that killed 26 Kurds as well as an attack in Anbar Province that killed the head of security. * October 13 – Three bombs explode in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad killing at least 30 people. * October 20 – At least 43 Shi'ites are dead in Baghdad and the holy city of
Karbala Karbala is a major city in central Iraq. It is the capital of Karbala Governorate. With an estimated population of 691,100 people in 2024, Karbala is the second largest city in central Iraq, after Baghdad. The city is located about southwest ...
in a wave of suicide and car bombings. * October 22 – A court convicts four former employees of
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on charges related to the 2007 killing of 14 unarmed Iraqis by firing machine guns in a Baghdad traffic circle. * October 25 – Kurdish peshmergas retake the city of
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and several nearby villages from ISIS, while Iraqi government forces and Shi'ite militias seize control of
Jurf Al Sakhar Jurf al-Nasr () is a small town in Iraq, located about 60 kilometers southwest of Baghdad. It is near Musayyib and approximately 80 kilometers east of Fallujah. The town was formerly known as Jurf al-Sakhar (). At the start of 2014, Jurf al-Sakha ...
.


November

* November 2 – Over 300 members of the Sunni
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tribe are executed by ISIL militants in
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. * November 7 – United States President Barack Obama orders 1,500 more troops into Iraq. * November 8 –
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is critically wounded during a US airstrike at al-Qa'im. * November 11 – A suicide bomber kills eight people in the centre of Baiji. * November 12 – Suicide bombings kill at least 23 people across Iraq. * November 14 – Iraqi forces expel ISIL from the refinery town of Baiji. * November 19 – A car bomb targets a government building in the Iraqi Kurdish capital
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, resulting in four deaths. * November 29 – Reuters reports that 17 people have been killed in Iraqi territory currently under the control of Islamic State.


December

* December 1 –
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** Prime Minister of Iraq Haidar al-Abadi promises a crackdown on corruption after an audit shows that there were 50,000 ghost soldiers in the Army. ** The Iraq Prime Minister fires 24 Interior Ministry officials while the Islamic State kills at least 15 police officers near the border with Syria. * December 2 – Reuters reveals, based on three anonymous sources, that a major Switzerland based commodities firm, Trafigura, played a "pivotal" role in the ability of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq to export oil, exports that the central government in Baghdad has prohibited. * December 4 – Bombings in Kirkuk and Shia Muslim sections of Baghdad kill at least 33 people. * December 8 – The United Nations seeks $16.4 billion to fund humanitarian assistance programs in 2015 with Syria, Iraq, Sudan and South Sudan the areas of greatest need. * December 10 – The Kurdish region's military forces, the Peshmerga Ministry, states that over 700 Iraqi Kurds have died fighting ISIL forces since June. * December 13 – Iraqi officials claim that ISIL have shot down a military helicopter near Sarharra, killing both pilots. * December 24 – A suicide bombing in Madaen among a group of pro-government Sunni militiamen kills at least 33 people and leaves 55 others wounded. * December 25 – Iraqi Christians defy persecution and celebrate Christmas in Baghdad. * December 30 – Iraqi government forces and allied Shia militia recapture the town of Dhuluiya, north of Baghdad, from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.


Date Unknown

* Several Universities are established including:
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, University of Fallujah, Ninevah University, And
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.


Deaths

* 8 April –
Emmanuel III Delly Mar Emmanuel III Delly (, ; born Karem Delly; 27 September 1927 – 8 April 2014) was an Iraqi Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Baghdad and primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic ''sui juris'' particular church ...
,
Chaldean Catholic The Chaldean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular church ('' sui iuris'') in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church, and is headed by the Chaldean Patriarchate. Employing in its liturgy the East Syri ...
Patriarch.(b.1927) * 24 May – Tariq Aziz Brisam, footballer.(1945) * 20 August –
Morteza Hosseini Fayaz Sayyid Murtadha Husayni al-Fayadh (1928 - 20 August 2014, Arabic: السيد مرتضى الحسيني فياض) was an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja. Al-Fayadh was born in Najaf, Iraq in 1928,to an Alawite family. His father and grandfather both ...
,
Ayatollah Ayatollah (, ; ; ) is an Title of honor, honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy. It came into widespread usage in the 20th century. Originally used as a title bestowed by popular/clerical acclaim for a small number of the most di ...
.(b.1928) * 22 September – Samira Saleh Ali al-Naimi, human rights lawyer.


References

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