Sources: Reuters
The U.S. military launches airstrikes against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria, in response to a drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. CENTCOM says more than 85 targets were hit with 125 "precision munitions". 2024-02-2
Iran launches twelve ballistic missiles at the Iraqi city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, with explosions reported near the U.S. consulate and Erbil International Airport. The missiles are believed to be Fateh-110s. There are no reports of injuries or deaths. 2022-03-12
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who originally expected to be in Berlin today, makes an emergency trip to Iraq amid escalating tensions with Iran. Earlier this week, the U.S. deployed a bomber task force and the USS "Abraham Lincoln" Carrier Strike Group to the region. In today's meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi and President Barham Salih, Pompeo reaffirmed the longstanding U.S. policy to ensure nobody interferes in their country. 2019-05-7
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
ISIL claims responsibility for a bombing in central Iraqi city of Baquba that killed at least 30 people and injured 40 more. 2015-08-10
Iraqi forces expel ISIS from the refinery town of Baiji in northern Iraq. 2014-11-14
A suicide bomber kills eight people in the centre of Baiji in northern Iraq. 2014-11-11
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant militants lay siege to Iraq's largest oil refinery, located in Baiji. 2014-06-18
Car bombs kill 20 people and wound 80 in Mahmudiye, Madaen and Najaf in Iraq. 2012-07-22
13 people are killed during attacks in Iraq: 4 people die in the town of Beiji. 2010-06-30