Sources: BBC
Two rockets land inside Al-Asad Airbase in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, which houses American troops, no casualties are reported. 2023-10-24
At U.S. President Joe Biden's direction, the U.S. military launches airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah's structures in Abu Kamal, Syria, killing 17 Popular Mobilization Forces militants. The airstrikes are described as retaliation for a recent rocket strike in Erbil, Iraq, which left two people dead and 13 others wounded, including American military personnel. 2021-02-25
Archeologists announce an articulated Neanderthal skeleton was unearthed in Shanidar Cave, Iraq, the first discovery of its type in over a decade. They argue the find provided further proof that Neanderthals buried their dead, as it was next to a site where similar bodies were found surrounded by pollen clumps. 2020-02-18
The border between Iran and Iraq reopens, after being closed for a week due to mass protests in their respective countries. 2019-11-23
Iraqi authorities announce the arrest of alleged senior Islamic State member Saab Abdullah al-Issawi in a military-supported airdrop in Anbar. 2018-03-28
The United Kingdom raises its terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe" in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria. 2014-08-29
A mortar attack kills four Iraq army officers and two soldiers in an army base west of Baghdad. 2013-12-23
Hundreds of al-Qaeda prisoners escape during armed raids on two Iraqi prisons, including the Baghdad Central Prison (formerly known as Abu Ghraib). 2013-07-21
The United States flag is lowered in Baghdad marking the end of U.S. military operations in Iraq after eight years of the Iraq War. 2011-12-15
Iran claims to have taken control of three Iranian Kurdish PJAK camps inside Iraq. 2011-07-18