Sources: BBC
Two soldiers are killed and three others are injured during an ambush by Islamic State gunmen in Kirkuk, Iraq. 2022-12-21
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
A missile strike hits a convoy near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, killing Iranian Major general Qasem Soleimani and Popular Mobilization Forces leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. 2020-01-2
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announces that Canada will continue to command a NATO mission in Iraq for a second year until November 2020. 2019-06-26
The Iraqi Armed Forces enter the town of Al-Qa'im, close to the border with Syria. Al-Qa'im is one of the last towns in Iraq still held by ISIL. 2017-11-3
Close to 55,000 people have fled the Iraqi city of Ramadi since it was captured by Islamic State. 2015-05-25
Seventeen people are killed in car-bomb and mortar attacks on a Shi'ite Muslim village in Iraq. 2014-01-25
Three members of the British Armed Forces are being investigated by military lawyers over alleged abuse of Iraqi detainees. 2010-11-9
Several people are killed during suicide attacks and bombings across Iraq. 2010-06-24