2025 in Iraq
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Events of the year 2025 in Iraq.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 10 May – The Iraqi government bans protests and demonstrations between 11 and 20 May in preparation for the Arab League summit.[15]
- 12 May – The BBC Panorama program airs confessions of 30 British veterans accusing some of their colleagues of committing war crimes during their deployment in Iraq.[16][17]
- 13 May – Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa withdraws from attending the Arab League summit after the invitation extended to him triggers tensions in Iraq over his former ties to Al-Qaeda. The Syrian foreign minister is tasked with leading the country's delegation.[18]
- 16 May – Hasan Hadi becomes the first Iraqi filmmaker to have a film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France with the entry The President's Cake.[19]
- 17 May – Iraq hosts the 34th Ordinary Arab League summit in Baghdad, attended by delegations of 20 Arab countries and several guests, including Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres.[20]
June
[edit]- 1 June – Lebanese president Joseph Aoun heads an official delegation to Baghdad to discuss several issues regarding the relationship between the two countries.[21]
- 8 June – The health authorities in the AL-Anbar governorate announce that several of its hospitals received 214 cases of poisoning, majority in the city of Fallujah, traced back to a fast food restaurant in the city. All cases recovered within 48 hours with no reported fatalities.[22]
- 10 June –
- The Iraqi national football team wins a match against Jordan during the world cup qualifiers. The win is significant because it allows Iraq another chance at qualifying for the world cup by competing in the Asian playoff round.[23]
- The United States orders a partial evacuation of its embassy staff and dependents in Iraq for security reasons.[24]
- 13 -15 June – Iraqi airspace and airports are closed to all flights due to the Israeli airstrikes on Iran.[25] On June 14, the Iraqi authorities extended the closure until 7:00 PM, June 15, making an exception for Basra international airport which was allowed to operate international flights during daytime only.[26]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[27]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 5 January – Iraqi Army Day
- 21 March – Nowruz
- 30–31 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 9 April – Liberation Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 6–9 June – Eid al-Adha
- 26 June – Islamic New Year
- 6 July – Ashura
- 14 July – Republic Day
- 16 August – Arba'in
- 4 September – Mawlid
- 3 October – National day
- 10 December – Victory Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Art and entertainment
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 24 January – Mukarram Talabani, politician (b. 1923)[28]
- 29 January – Salwan Momika, anti-Islam activist. (b. 1986)[29]
- 8 February – Issam Al-Chalabi, politician. (b. 1942)[30]
- 8 ِApril – Jawad Muhsin, singer. (aged 62) [31]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Mahmoud, Sinan (2025-01-02). "Iraq hands over outspoken critic Salman Al Khalidi to Kuwait". The National News MENA. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Onyango, Daniel (2025-01-02). "Iraq Approves $4.56 Billion Oil Pipeline Project". Pipeline Technology Journal. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ الخيام, فارس. "موجة استنكار بعد تمرير البرلمان العراقي 3 قوانين مثيرة للجدل". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ "Seven Iraqi pilgrims killed, dozens hurt in road accident". Al Arabiya. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ الخيام, فارس. "أمر ولائي بالعراق يعطل قوانين العفو العام والأحوال الشخصية وإعادة العقارات". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "الأحد المقبل.. إضراب عام لـ"شريحة مهمة" في العراق". شفق نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ "حادثة وفاة مهندس تعرض لضرب في السجن تهز العراق فما القصة؟". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ "Iraq sandstorm closes airports, puts 3,700 people in hospital". France 24. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ (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.
- ^ "وقفة احتجاجية في بغداد ضد تقاسم خور عبد الله مع الكويت". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ "العراق يحظر التظاهر خلال فترة انعقاد القمة العربية". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ Quinn, Ben (2025-05-12). "UK special forces veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "UK veterans allege war crimes by British forces in Afghanistan, Iraq". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "Syrian president will not attend Arab summit in Baghdad after invitation triggers divisions". AP News. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "Iraq's first filmmaker in Cannes says sanctions no piece of cake". France 24. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "القمة العربية الـ34 في بغداد بحضور 5 زعماء وهذه أبرز التصريحات". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). 2025-05-17. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ rima.khalil. "الرئيس اللبناني يزور بغداد الأحد". العربي الجديد (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2025-05-30. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "بعد تسجيل 214 حالة تسمم غذائي.. صحة الأنبار: تماثل جميع المرضى للشفاء التام » وكالة الانباء العراقية (واع)". وكالة الانباء العراقية (واع) (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Al-Samarraie, Jawad (2025-06-10). "Iraq clinch World Cup playoff spot with crucial 1-0 win over Jordan". Iraqi News. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "US orders non-essential embassy staff out of Iraq amid growing Middle East tensions". The Guardian. 2025-06-11. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ "غلق الأجواء العراقية وإيقاف حركة الطيران بجميع المطارات". قناه السومرية العراقية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "تمديد حظر الأجواء العراقية حتى مساء الأحد". 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Iraq Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Mukarram Talabani, Iraqi Kurdish politician, writer dies at 102". The Insight International. 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ "Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden'". BBC. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "وفاة المطرب العراقي جواد محسن بسكتة قلبية". صحيفة الخليج (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
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