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Iraq reports an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu in the city of Samarra.
2021-01-20

Iraq signs a preliminary deal to receive 1.5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Tozinameran. Ministry of Health spokesman Seif al-Badr says troops and the elderly will be prioritized for vaccinations.
2020-12-22

At least 10 members of the Popular Mobilization Forces are killed by ISIL militants in attacks in the town of Mekeeshfa and the city of Balad. Iraq and the paramilitary forces' official media report that scores of others were wounded.
2020-05-2

Seven people are killed and 13 are injured after suicide bombers hit a state-run power station near the northern city of Samarra, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack.
2017-09-2

Three gunmen open fire on a Real Madrid supporters club meeting in a cafe in Samarra northern Iraq, killing at least 14 and wounding 25. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria claims responsibility for attack.
2016-05-13

Sunni militants and the Iraqi Army clash west of Baghdad, Iraq leaving 4 children dead.
2014-08-14

A suicide bomber kills at least 53 people and injures more than 130 in the Iraqi city of Basra.
2012-01-14

A suicide bomber kills at least eight members of the Iraqi Army in Diyala Province.
2011-03-14

At least 33 people die following a suicide bombing near the Iraqi city of Samarra.
2011-02-12

A suicide bomber kills 43 people in Adhamiya in Iraq, many of whom were members of the Iraqi Army or a government-supported, Sunni, anti-al-Qaeda group called Sa hwa or Sons of Iraq.
2010-07-18