Sources: BBC
Shipping data from Kpler shows that two crude oil tankers carrying 2 million barrels of oil have transited through the Strait of Hormuz coming from the east, including one of the vessels showing Basra, Iraq, as its destination. 2026-06-22
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announces plans to allocate €5 billion to support economies affected by the Iran war, focusing on financial systems, businesses, and infrastructure in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. 2026-04-9
United States Air Force general Alexus Grynkewich announces that NATO has withdrawn troops from Iraq and will relocate from the Middle East to Europe amidst the Iran war. 2026-03-20
Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, a former Iraq judge who presided during the trial of former dictator Saddam Hussein, dies from COVID-19 at the age of 52. 2021-04-2
The Iraqi government enacts a curfew in Baghdad as renewed protests enters its fourth day. 2019-10-28
A truck bomb explodes at a popular market in the village of Nineveh, Iraq, killing 5 and injuring 8. 2019-05-26
Iraqi security forces raid the offices of Kata'ib Hezbollah in Baghdad, accusing them of being involved in the abduction of 18 Turkish workers. [http:--economictimes.indiatimes.com-news-defence-iraqi-army-raids-militia-headquarters-suspecting-link-to-turkish-abductees-articleshow-48809604.cms (Reuters via "Economic Times")]date=August 2019 2015-09-4
Up to 150,000 civilians flee the Iraqi city of Ramadi which is under siege from Islamic State. 2015-04-17
5 Iraqi policemen are killed in an overnight shootout in western Baghdad, while 1 policeman is killed at a checkpoint outside Fallujah. 2010-08-7
Seven former British soldiers join 98 American soldiers to sue American defence firm KBR, who they say exposed them to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in Iraq. 2010-06-10