2023 in Iraq
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Events of the year 2023 in Iraq.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 19 January - Arabian Gulf Cup stampede, in Basra.[1]
- 31 January - Killing of Tiba al-Ali
- 27 March - The Iraqi Parliament passes 206–12 a series of amendments reducing the electoral districts in each governorate to one, ahead of local elections in November. Voting blocs and independent members who boycotted the vote claim the amendments make it more difficult for the opposition to get elected.[2]
- 20 July - Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in reaction to a planned Quran desecration demonstration in Stockholm. The Swedish foreign ministry confirms the safety of its embassy staff and the Iraqi foreign ministry condemns the incident, initiating an investigation to identify those responsible.[3]
- 21 July – Swedish embassy temporary moves operations from Baghdad to Stockholm.[4]
- 26 September – Qaraqosh wedding fire: More than 100 people are killed and more than 150 others are injured in a fire at a wedding in Qaraqosh, Nineveh Governorate[5]
- 19 October – Drones and rockets strike the Al-Asad Airbase in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, which houses U.S. troops.[6]
- 10 November – U.S. forces are attacked three times in the past 24 hours in Iraq, including drone strikes on Al-Asad Airbase and Al-Harir Air Base, and an IED attack on a U.S. patrol near the Mosul Dam. No casualties are reported.[7]
- 14 November – The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq dismisses Parliament Speaker Mohamed Al-Halbousi and Representative Laith al-Duleimi, following a complaint alleging that Halbousi falsified a resignation letter that would have removed Duleimi from parliament.[8]
- 8 December - The US embassy got attacked, again. And there were dozens of attacks on U.S. military bases by Iran-backed factions in Iraq in the preceding months, raising fears of repeated traumatic brain injuries to americans & renewing the state of undeclared defacto war.[9]
See also[edit]
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Country overviews[edit]
- History of Iraq
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- Timeline of Iraq history
- Years in Iraq
References[edit]
- ^ "Four dead, dozens injured in stampede at Gulf Cup in Iraq". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Iraqi parliament passes controversial vote law amendments". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Swedish embassy in Baghdad torched after protest". TODAY. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "Swedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning". AL JAZEERA.
- ^ "At Least 100 Are Killed in Fire at Wedding Hall in Iraq". The New York Times. 2023-09-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Rockets, drones hit Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces". Reuters. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Drone, explosive attacks target US forces across Iraq". Reuters. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Iraq Supreme Court Says Dismissed Powerful Parliament Speaker". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ Chehayeb, Kareem; Abdul-Zahra, Qasim (11 December 2023). "Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover". apnews.com. Baghdad. Retrieved 11 December 2023.