Islamic State of Iraq
Militant Salafist jihadist group in Iraq
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| 2025 | Iraq expressed willingness to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia. |
| 2025 | Parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani declared Iraq stable in terms of security and economy, emphasizing the country's non-aligned approach. |
| 2024 | Minister of Health Salih Hasnawi reported construction of 13 new hospitals, three specialized centers, two burn units, and 25 kidney treatment centers across governorates, with plans to build 16 more 100-bed hospitals. |
| 2024 | Iraqi government inaugurates 790 new schools across the country, part of the framework agreement with China to address educational infrastructure challenges. |
| 2024 | President Mohammed Shi'a Al-Sudani inaugurated Shaab General Hospital in Baghdad, the first new general hospital in nearly 40 years, featuring 246 beds and state-of-the-art infrastructure. |
| 2024 | Iraqi government launched a joint operation and management program for modern hospitals at the newly opened Najaf Teaching Hospital. The Ministry of Health also reported constructing 13 new hospitals, three specialized centers, two burn units, and 25 kidney treatment centers, with plans to build 16 additional 100-bed hospitals. |
| January 2024 | During Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Baghdad, a quadrilateral memorandum of understanding was signed between Iraq, Turkey, Qatar, and UAE for the Iraq Development Road project, a 1,200-kilometer railway and highway connection to the Grand Faw Port, estimated to cost $17 billion and planned for completion by 2025. |
| 2023 | Iraq hosted an economic conference focusing on Economic Integration and Regional Stability. |
| 2023 | Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced an 'Iraqi vision for climate action', including plans to promote renewable energy, plant 5 million trees, and create green belts around cities to combat dust storms. |
| 2023 | Iraq signed a $27 billion energy deal with TotalEnergies to increase oil production and develop renewable energy projects, aiming to achieve energy self-sufficiency and address climate change objectives. |
| 2023 | According to V-Dem Democracy indices, Iraq was ranked as the third most electoral democratic country in the Middle East. |
| December 2023 | Al-Sudani laid the foundation stone for Al-Jawahiri city, a new residential development west of Baghdad with 30,000 housing units, estimated to cost $2 billion and be completed in four to five years. |
| November 2023 | Iraqi government announced plans to build 15 new cities across the country to address persistent housing problems, with the first 5 cities planned for Baghdad, Babylon, Nineveh, Anbar, and Karbala. |
| 2022 | Iraq completed paying reparations to Kuwait for its previous invasion. |
| 2022 | Mohammed Shia al-Sudani became Prime Minister of Iraq. |
| 2022 | UN Compensation Commission announced Iraq had paid a total of $52.4 billion in war reparations to Kuwait, concluding over 30 years of restitution efforts. |
| October 2022 | Abdul Latif Rashid was elected president after winning the parliamentary election. |
| 2021 | Baghdad hosted a diplomatic meeting between Iranian and Saudi officials, playing a key role in mediating talks between the two countries. |
| 2021 | Iraq announced the repatriation of approximately 17,000 looted artifacts, considered the biggest cultural artifact recovery in the country's recent history. |
| 2021 | UN Refugee agency estimated 1.1 million Iraqis were internally displaced within the country. |
| 2021 | Iraqi and Chinese governments sign an agreement to build 1,000 new schools in Iraq. |
| 2021 | Iraq experienced its second-driest season in the past four decades, with water flows in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers reduced by 30-40%. |
| 2020 | Iraq entered a prolonged drought, experiencing significant environmental challenges. |
| December 2020 | Prime Minister Al-Sudani launched the second phase of the Grand Faw Port project, with Daewood winning the head contractor bid at $2.7 billion. |
| September 28 2020 | Washington prepared to withdraw diplomats from Iraq after Iranian-backed militias fired rockets at the American Embassy in Baghdad. |
| January 5 2020 | The Iraqi parliament voted for a resolution urging the government to expel US troops from Iraq, following an American drone strike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani. |
| 2019 | Iraq began attempting to mediate between the U.S. and Iran following the withdrawal of Donald Trump's administration from the Iranian nuclear deal. |
| November 4 2019 | Over 100 Australian Defence Force personnel departed Darwin for the 10th rotation of Task Group Taji, to mentor Iraqi Security Forces at the Iraqi School of Infantry north of Baghdad. |
| 2018 | UN estimated oil accounts for 99% of Iraq's revenue, with the oil sector providing 92% of foreign exchange earnings. |
| 2017 | Iraq defeats the Islamic State, ending the major conflict with the terrorist group. |
| 2016 | Government employment expanded to approximately 7 million employees, a significant increase from the 1 million employees during Saddam Hussein's regime. |
| 2015 | An Iraqi parliamentary committee uncovered widespread financial fraud, revealing $6.5 billion was fraudulently obtained by Al-Huda Bank through the 'dollar auction' system. |
| 2015 | Approximately 9.2 million children are attending school, with annual enrollment rates increasing by 4.1%. |
| 2014 | Islamic State (ISIS) seized control of large territories including Tikrit, Fallujah, and Mosul, displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians. |
| 2014 | ISIS militants captured Mosul International Airport during the Northern Iraq offensive, which remained closed even after the city was retaken by the government. |
| July 14 2014 | Kurdistan Regional Government seized control of Bai Hassan and Kirkuk oilfields, leading to conflict with Baghdad. |
| March 14 2014 | International Energy Agency reported Iraq's oil output increased to 3.6 million barrels per day, the highest since 1979. |
| 2013 | Iraq's population reached 35 million, marking a significant population boom in the post-war era. |
| 2013 | Iraq begins a war against the rising Islamic State terrorist organization. |
| December 2013 | Iraq confirmed it was facing a housing crisis, with only 5 percent of the needed 2.5 million homes expected to be completed by 2016. |
| June 2013 | South Korean firm Daewoo reached a deal to build Bismayah New City, a planned development of 100,000 homes to accommodate approximately 600,000 residents. |
| 2012 | Student enrollment reaches six million, marking a substantial increase from 2000 levels. |
| 2012 | Over 252,000 Syrian refugees of varying ethnicities fled to Iraq to escape the Syrian civil war. |
| 2011 | The Iraq War officially ends, concluding the U.S. military occupation. |
| 2011 | Start of the Syrian Civil War prompted numerous Iraqis in Syria to return to their native country. |
| 2011 | Nearly 3 million Iraqis were displaced, with 1.3 million within Iraq and 1.6 million in neighbouring countries. More than half of Iraqi Christians had fled since the US-led invasion. |
| October 2011 | The Turkish parliament renewed a law allowing Turkish forces to pursue rebels across the border into Iraq. |
| 2010 | Healthcare spending accounted for 6.84% of the country's GDP. Life expectancy at birth was 68.49 years (65.13 years for males, 72.01 years for females). |
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