Events in Iraq

645 notable events in Iraq — wars, terror attacks and bombings. Page 1 of 7.

• Iraq War
  Mar 20, 2003–Dec 15, 2011 · War & armed conflict
• Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
  Apr 2004 · War & armed conflict
• 2003 invasion of Iraq
  Mar 20, 2003–May 1, 2003 · War & armed conflict
• Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Second Battle of Fallujah
  until Dec 23, 2004 · War & armed conflict
• Execution of Saddam Hussein
  Dec 30, 2006 · Suicide & execution
• Popular Mobilization Forces
  date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Ba'athist Iraq
  date unknown · Terrorism
• War against the Islamic State
  from Jun 13, 2014 · War & armed conflict
• Siege of Baghdad
  Jan 29, 1258–Feb 10, 1258 · War & armed conflict
• Operation Inherent Resolve
  Jun 15, 2014–Apr 16, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• First Battle of Fallujah
  Apr 4, 2004–May 1, 2004 · War & armed conflict
• Capture of Saddam Hussein
  Dec 13, 2003 · War & armed conflict
• War in Iraq (2013–2017)
  Jan 1, 2014–Dec 9, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• Yazidi genocide
  Aug 2014 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Abu Ghraib prison
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Anfal campaign
  Sep 1988 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)
  Oct 16, 2016–Jul 20, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
  Jan 3, 2020 · War & armed conflict
• Al-Qaeda in Iraq
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Battle of Ramadi (2006)
  Nov 15, 2006 · War & armed conflict
• Halabja massacre
  Mar 16, 1988 · Massacre
• 14 July Revolution
  Jul 14, 1958 · War & armed conflict
• Nisour Square massacre
  Sep 16, 2007 · Massacre
• Killing of Qusay and Uday Hussein
  Jul 22, 2003 · War & armed conflict
• Mahmudiyah rape and murders
  Mar 12, 2006 · War & armed conflict
• Islamic State of Iraq
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Camp Speicher massacre
  Jun 12, 2014 · Massacre
• Killing of Nick Berg
  May 7, 2004 · Murder & homicide
• Kata'ib Hezbollah
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Assassination of Ali
  Jan 26, 661 · Murder & homicide
• Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
  May 1, 2003–Dec 18, 2011 · War & armed conflict
• Mahdi Army
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order
  date unknown · Terrorism
• 1979 Ba'ath Party purge
  Jul 22, 1979 · Massacre
• Operation Opera
  Jun 7, 1981 · War & armed conflict
• Killing of Manadel al-Jamadi
  Nov 4, 2003 · Murder & homicide
• Fedayeen Saddam
  Jan 1, 1995 · Terrorism
• Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
  date unknown · Terrorism
• 1991 Iraqi uprisings
  Apr 5, 1991 · War & armed conflict
• Hasan al-Askari
  date unknown · Epidemic & disease
• Battle of Baghdad (2003)
  Apr 3, 2003–Apr 12, 2003 · War & armed conflict
• Coalition Provisional Authority
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• George W. Bush shoe-throwing incident
  Dec 14, 2008 · Attack (other)
• Farhud
  Jun 1, 1941–Jun 2, 1941 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Battle of Nasiriyah
  Mar 23, 2003–Mar 29, 2003 · War & armed conflict
• Haditha massacre
  Nov 19, 2005 · Massacre
• 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident
  Nov 22, 2003 · Aviation accident
• July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike
  Jul 12, 2007 · War & armed conflict
• Gulf War air campaign
  Jan 17, 1991–Feb 23, 1991 · War & armed conflict
• Dujail massacre
  Jul 8, 1982 · Massacre
• Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)
  Feb 22, 2006–May 15, 2008 · War & armed conflict
• Green Zone
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Saddam Hussein statue destruction
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Mohammed al-Sadr
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Islamic Army in Iraq
  date unknown · Terrorism
• 2004 Fallujah ambush
  Mar 31, 2004 · War & armed conflict
• Iraqi conflict
  Mar 20, 2003–Dec 9, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Persecution of Christians by the Islamic State
  Jan 1, 2014 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011)
  May 2, 2003 · Terrorism
• Operation Southern Watch
  Aug 27, 1992–Mar 19, 2003 · War & armed conflict
• 2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
  from Feb 28, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• 2012 emo killings in Iraq
  Mar 2012 · Murder & homicide
• 17 July Revolution
  Jul 17, 1968 · War & armed conflict
• Ramadan Revolution
  Feb 8, 1963–Feb 10, 1963 · War & armed conflict
• Opération Chammal
  from Sep 19, 2014 · War & armed conflict
• Sinjar massacre
  Aug 2014 · Massacre
• Joshua Wheeler
  Oct 22, 2015 · Terrorism
• 1998 bombing of Iraq
  Dec 16, 1998–Dec 19, 1998 · War & armed conflict
• Wahhabi sack of Karbala
  Apr 21, 1802 · Attack (other)
• Scott Speicher
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
  from Feb 28, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• 1941 Iraqi coup d'état
  Apr 1, 1941 · War & armed conflict
• 2003 Nasiriyah bombing
  Nov 12, 2003 · Terrorism
• Attacks on US bases during the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
  Oct 18, 2023–Feb 4, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Sunni Triangle
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Saraya al-Salam
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Iraq-Japanese beheading
  Oct 29, 2004 · Murder & homicide
• 2023 Qaraqosh wedding fire
  Sep 26, 2023 · Fire
• US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
  from Jun 15, 2014 · War & armed conflict
• Second Iraqi–Kurdish War
  Apr 1974 · War & armed conflict
• First Iraqi–Kurdish War
  Sep 11, 1961–Mar 1, 1970 · War & armed conflict
• Operation Martyr Soleimani
  Jan 8, 2020 · War & armed conflict
• Polish involvement in the Iraq War
  Mar 17, 2003–Dec 19, 2011 · War & armed conflict
• Simele massacre
  Aug 7, 1933–Aug 11, 1933 · Massacre
• Hamas of Iraq
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
  Dec 18, 2011–Dec 30, 2013 · War & armed conflict
• Iraq Japanese hostage crisis
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Iraqi insurgency (2017–present)
  from Dec 9, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• Sons of Iraq
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Abboud and Khajawa
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Third Battle of Fallujah
  May 22, 2016–Jun 26, 2016 · War & armed conflict
• Operation Provide Comfort
  Mar 1991–Dec 31, 1996 · War & armed conflict
• Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes
  1950s–2003 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Operation Simoom
  1990 · War & armed conflict
• Amiriyah shelter bombing
  Feb 13, 1991 · Massacre
• Basra prison incident
  date unknown · War & armed conflict