2017 in Iraq
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Events in the year 2017 in Iraq.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Fuad Masum
- Prime Minister: Haider al-Abadi
- Vice President: Nouri al-Maliki, Usama al-Nujayfi, Ayad Allawi
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – a series of suicide car bombings took place in Sadr City and behind the Kindi and Imam Ali hospitals in Baghdad, killing 56 people and injuring more than 120.
- 13 January – Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic State militants manage to seize full control of Mosul University which the army described as a significant victory.[1]
February
[edit]- 14- 16 February – A series of bombs on 3 consecutive days kills at least 48 people and injures over 50, all targeting Shi'ite majority areas in Baghdad.[2]
- 25 February – Saudi Arabia's foreign affairs minister Adel al-Jubeir visits Iraq, marking the highest such diplomatic visit between the two countries since 1990.[3]
March
[edit]- 5 March – Iraqi forces launch a new offensive against IS forces in western Mosul.[4]
- 6 March – The al-Hurriya bridge, one of 5 vital bridges in Mosul is captured by Iraqi forces, providing a foothold for the retaking of the city.[4]
- 8 March – Iraqi forces manage to retake Badoush prison in westren Mosul, the site of the Badoush prison massacre.[5]
- 27 March – the American-led coalition conducted a bombing of the al-Aghawat al-Jadidah neighborhood in Western Mosul that killed hundreds of civilians.[6]
April
[edit]- 21 April – The 26 members of a Kidnapped Qatari hunting party are released from their captivity in Iraq that lasted 16 months.[7]
May
[edit]- 12 May – The Iraqi Popular Mobilization forces launch a campaign to retake the Qayrawan and Al-Baaj districts west of Mosul city from IS control.[8]
- 23 May – The Popular Mobilization forces announce the retaking of Qayrawan.[8]
- 30 May – Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing by IS kills over 30 people at an ice cream parlor in Baghdad.[9]
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June
[edit]- 4 June – The Popular Mobilization forces announce the retaking of Al-Baaj.[8]
- 19 June – A mine explosion in Mosul kills one Iraqi journalist and 2 French journalists and injures others.[10]
- 21 June – The Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul was destroyed during battle by IS militants.[11]
July
[edit]- 2 July – A suicide bomber targets a displacement camp in Anbar, killing 14 people.[12]
- 10 July – Iraqi prime minister Al-Abadi announces victory over IS forces and reclaiming the city of Mosul after 9 months of intensive fighting.[13][14]
August
[edit]- 15 August – Iraqi forces announce the beginning of combat operation against IS stronghold in Tal Afar.[15]
- 31 August – The Iraqi government announces the retaking of Tal Afar and the entire Nineveh governorate from IS control.[16]
September
[edit]- 14 September – At least 60 people are killed and dozens injured in two attacks in the Thi Qar province near Nasiriyah city. In the first attack unidentified gunmen opened fire in a restaurant on the highway. The next attack occurred shortly after, when a car exploded at a security checkpoint near the same area.[17]
- 29 September – Iraqi government official threat to Kurdish to close a border in Northern Iraq follow vote for independence referendum.[18]
Deaths
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- 19 May – Nawshirwan Mustafa, politician. (b.1944)[19]
- 19 June –
- 24 June – Véronique Robert, French journalist, died of injuries sustained in an explosion in Mosul.[10]
- 10 July – Mohsen Ajil al-Yawar, head of the Shammar tribe and uncle of prime minister Ghazi Mashal al-Yawer.[21]
- 3 October – Jalal Talabani, politician, former president (b.1933)[22]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mosul battle: Iraq forces 'retake' university from IS". BBC News. 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Baghdad car bomb kills at least 48". BBC News. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Saudi minister makes first trip to Iraq since 1990 – DW – 02/25/2017". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ a b "Mosul IS offensive: Iraqi forces capture second bridge over Tigris". BBC News. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ "Mosul IS battle: Iraqi forces retake Badoush prison". BBC News. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ Hennigan, W.J.; Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (24 March 2017). "More than 200 civilians killed in suspected U.S. airstrike in Iraq". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Kidnapped Qatari hunting party of 26 freed in Iraq after 16 months". BBC News. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ a b c "Iraq's pro-government forces retake Al-Baaj from ISIL". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ "Iraq conflict: Baghdad ice cream parlour hit by suicide attack - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 2017-05-31. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ a b "Mosul battle: Third journalist dies after mine blast". 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ BBC staff (21 June 2017). "Battle for Mosul: IS 'blows up' al-Nuri mosque". BBC World News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "IS suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 14 at Iraq camp". 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ^ Graham-Harrison, Emma (2017-07-09). "Iraq announces 'victory' over Islamic State in Mosul". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ^ "Battle for Mosul: Iraq PM Abadi formally declares victory". 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ^ "Iraq launches offensive against 'IS' in Tal Afar – DW – 08/15/2017". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "الحكومة العراقية تعلن استعادة قضاء تلعفر ومحافظة نينوى بالكامل". BBC News عربي (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "At least 60 dead in attacks in southern Iraq". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ Nordland, Rod; Zucchino, David (September 29, 2017). "As Kurdish Borders Close, War of Words Heats Up". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ Kurdistan24 (2017-05-19). "Gorran Leader Nawshirwan Mustafa dies at age 73 in Sulaimani". Gorran Leader Nawshirwan Mustafa dies at age 73 in Sulaimani. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Mosul battle: Mine blast kills French and Iraqi journalists". 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ "وفاة زعيم أكبر القبائل العربية عن 80 عاماً في عمان". 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Jalal Talabani, Kurdish Leader and Iraq's First Postwar President, Is Dead at 83". The New York Times. 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
