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2025 in Iraq

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2025
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List of years in Iraq

Events of the year 2025 in Iraq.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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  • 2 January –
    • Opposition figure and activist Salman Al Khalidi is extradited to Kuwait to begin a prison sentence after fleeing on being convicted on 11 charges.[1]
    • Abdullah Warte, official spokesperson of the Iraqi Kurdistan-based Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (IMK) political party, announces a proposal to establish an office in Damascus, becoming the first Kurdish and Iraqi political party to establish a presence in post-Assad Syria.[2]
    • A $4.56 billion oil pipeline project connecting Basrah and Haditha to be developed by state-backed Basra Oil Company and Iraqi Oil Projects Company and funded under an Iraq-China agreement is approved.[3]
  • 21 January – The Iraqi parliament passes three controversial laws: the personal affairs law which allows Sharia courts increased authority over family affairs, a general amnesty law, and a law allowing for the return of Kurdish lands.[4]
  • 31 January – A bus carrying Shia Muslim pilgrims crashes into a car near Al Diwaniyah while driving to Najaf, killing seven people and injuring 42 others.[5]

February

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  • 4 February – The Federal Supreme Court blocks the three controversial laws passed in January, sparking calls for protests in several cities.[6]
  • 11 February – The Federal Supreme Court upholds the three laws passed in January and overthrows the challenge issued earlier in the month.[7]

March

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  • 13 March – Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai alias “Abu Khadija”, the deputy head of Islamic State, is reported to have been killed in an airstrike in Anbar Governorate.[8]

April

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  • 1 April – Three people are injured in an axe attack on a procession of Assyrian Christians celebrating Akitu in Dohuk. The attacker, a suspected Islamic State supporter, is arrested.[9]
  • 6 April – The Iraqi Teachers Union declares a strike, demanding the government improve teachers' salaries and living standards.[10]
  • 8 April – Engineer Bashir Khalid dies in a hospital in Baghdad after being beaten by other inmates in detention, where he was placed with no charge after an argument with a police official. Video of the incident prompts widespread criticism.[11]
  • 14 April –
    • A massive sandstorm hits central and southern Iraq, resulting in more than 3,700 hospitalizations.[12]
    • Prime Minister Al-Sudani, and President Rashid file an appeal to the Iraqi Federal Supreme court to reinstate the Khor Abdullah agreement which the court had overturned in September 2023. [13]
  • 26 April – Protesters gather in Tahrir square in Baghdad urging the Federal Supreme court to not reinstate the Khor Abdullah agreement describing it as "Humiliating" and " violating of Iraqi sovereignty". [14]

May

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Holidays

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Source:[19]

Art and entertainment

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mahmoud, Sinan (2025-01-02). "Iraq hands over outspoken critic Salman Al Khalidi to Kuwait". The National News MENA. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  2. ^ Menmy, Dana Taib (2025-01-02). "Kurdish party IMK to open office in Damascus following Assad's downfall". The New Arab. The New Arab MENA News. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  3. ^ Onyango, Daniel (2025-01-02). "Iraq Approves $4.56 Billion Oil Pipeline Project". Pipeline Technology Journal. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  4. ^ الخيام, فارس. "موجة استنكار بعد تمرير البرلمان العراقي 3 قوانين مثيرة للجدل". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  5. ^ "Seven Iraqi pilgrims killed, dozens hurt in road accident". Al Arabiya. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  6. ^ الخيام, فارس. "أمر ولائي بالعراق يعطل قوانين العفو العام والأحوال الشخصية وإعادة العقارات". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  7. ^ "Iraq's top court throws out challenge to new laws, including one increasing Islamic courts authority". AP News. 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  8. ^ "Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says". AP News. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  9. ^ "A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year parade in Iraq". AP News. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  10. ^ "الأحد المقبل.. إضراب عام لـ"شريحة مهمة" في العراق". شفق نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  11. ^ "حادثة وفاة مهندس تعرض لضرب في السجن تهز العراق فما القصة؟". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  12. ^ "Iraq sandstorm closes airports, puts 3,700 people in hospital". France 24. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  13. ^ (كونا) (2025-04-15). "طعن عراقي من رئيسَيْ الجمهورية والوزراء في قرار بطلان اتفاقية خور عبدالله مع الكويت". Alrai-media (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  14. ^ "وقفة احتجاجية في بغداد ضد تقاسم خور عبد الله مع الكويت". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  15. ^ "العراق يحظر التظاهر خلال فترة انعقاد القمة العربية". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  16. ^ "Syrian president will not attend Arab summit in Baghdad after invitation triggers divisions". AP News. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  17. ^ "Iraq's first filmmaker in Cannes says sanctions no piece of cake". France 24. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  18. ^ "القمة العربية الـ34 في بغداد بحضور 5 زعماء وهذه أبرز التصريحات". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). 2025-05-17. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  19. ^ "Iraq Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Mukarram Talabani, Iraqi Kurdish politician, writer dies at 102". The Insight International. 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  21. ^ "Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden'". BBC. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  22. ^ "وفاة وزير النفط العراقي الأسبق عصام الجلبي عن عمر ناهز 83 عاماً في أحد مستشفيات عمان". AlrasheedMedia (in Arabic). 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  23. ^ "وفاة المطرب العراقي جواد محسن بسكتة قلبية". صحيفة الخليج (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
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