Sources: TRT
Iraqi politician Safaa Al Mashhadani, a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections, is assassinated by a bomb attached to his vehicle in Al-Tarmia District. The perpetrators are unknown. 2025-10-15
A report to the UN Security Council finds that the Islamic State still commands between 5,000 and 7,000 members across Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, posing a serious threat to the region despite the imposition of economic sanctions. 2023-08-14
Iran seizes a foreign tanker, reported to be Iraqi, in the Persian Gulf, according to Iranian state media. The Iranians accuse the tanker of "smuggling fuel for some Arab countries". 2019-08-4
Islamic State militants counter-attack in Iraq's Saladin province and seize locations west, north and south of Baiji, home to Iraq's largest oil refinery. In addition, the militants attack oilfields west of Tikrit, capture parts of the town of Seiniyah, portions of Mak'houl Mountain, and an abandoned fertilizer plant. 2015-11-22
Car-bombings across Iraq kill at least 57 people. The attacks include a rare bombing in the southern Basra province leaving 10 people dead. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is suspected of being behind the attacks. 2015-10-5
Iraqi forces expel ISIS from the refinery town of Baiji in northern Iraq. 2014-11-14
Iraq's embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says that he will file a legal complaint against President Fuad Masum for opposing Maliki's reappointment. 2014-08-11
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant militants lay siege to Iraq's largest oil refinery, located in Baiji. 2014-06-18
The UK's military operation in Iraq will officially end at midnight, after the Royal Navy completes its training of Iraqi sailors. 2011-05-22
An oil refinery in Baiji, Iraq, is bombed, resulting in its closure. 2011-02-26