2010 in Iraq explained

Events in the year 2010 in Iraq.

Incumbents

• President: Jalal Talabani
• Prime Minister: Nouri al-Maliki
  • Vice President: Tariq al-Hashimi, Adil Abdul-Mahdi Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (autonomous region)
  • President: Massoud Barzani
  • Prime Minister: Barham Salih

Events

January

• January 25 - 3 suicide car bombs explode in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people ^[1]
• January 27 - the Islamic State of Iraq claims the suicide car bombing attack

February

• February 1 - A female suicide bomber killed 54, and injured 100 Shia Pilgrims on their way to Karbala^[2]

March

• March 7 – A parliamentary election was held in Iraq on 7 March 2010. The secular, non-sectarian Iraqi National Movement received the most votes.
• March 8 – Oil extraction rights to the Maysan Oilfields were granted to China March 8, 2010.^[3]

April

• April 18 - Iraqi SOF conducted an operation southwest of Tikrit that killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the two leaders of the ISI, a U.S. UH-60 Blackhawk supporting the operation crashed killing a Ranger Sergeant and injuring the aircrew.^[4]
• April 20 - Al-Qaeda's Northern commander (Kirkuk, Salahuddin and Nineveh Governorates) was killed in a joint raid in Mosul.^{[4] [5]}

May

• May 10 - A series of attacks in Baghdad, Mosul, Fallujah, along with other cities, kills 85 people and injures 140 ^[6]

June

• June 20 - 2 suicide car bombs detonate near the Trade Bank of Iraq, killing 26 and wounding 50 people

August

• August 2 – The New York Times reported that the United States would "withdraw designated combat forces from Iraq by the end of August."^[7]
• August 3 – At least 5 police officers are shot dead at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq.^[8]
• August 7 – 5 Iraqi policemen are killed in an overnight shootout in western Baghdad, while 1 policeman is killed at a checkpoint outside Fallujah.^[9]
• August 18 – The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division crosses the international border between Iraq and Kuwait, effectively ending U.S combat operations within the country of Iraq. 52,600 U.S. military personnel remain in Iraq to take on an advisory role as Operation New Dawn begins.^[10]
• August 19 – U.S. President Barack Obama announced that all U.S.combat operations will end on August 31. 50,000 troops will stay in an advise and assist role. The full withdrawal is scheduled for December 2011.

September

• September 13 – A civilian is killed and six people injured in fighting in Iraq's Diyala Governorate.^[11]
• September 15 – US and Iraqi forces raid a neighbourhood in Fallujah resulting in at least six casualties.^[12]
• September 17 – An Iraqi Army soldier is killed and eleven people are wounded following two bombs going off in Baghdad.^[13]
• September 19 – 2 car bombs explode in Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 31 people and injuring 111.^[14]
• September 26 – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cross the border into Iraq and kill 30 Kurds.^[15]

December

Notable deaths

• January 25 – Ali Hassan al-Majid, 68, Iraqi military commander and government minister, execution by hanging.^[16]
• March 15 - Kazim al-Samawi, 85, in Stockholm, Iraqi poet.^[17]
• April 18 – Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi, Iraqi terrorist (Al-Qaeda), airstrike.^[18]
• September 7 – Riad al-Saray, 35, Iraqi television presenter, shot.^[19]
• September 8 – Safah Abdul Hameed, Iraqi journalist, shot.^[20]

See also

• Iraq War
• Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq

External links

• Obama Claims End to Combat Operations in Iraq, But Iraqis See Same War Under a Different Name - video report by Democracy Now!

Notes and References

1. Web site: Triple bomb blasts rock Baghdad .
2. Web site: Deadly blast hits Iraq pilgrims .
3. News: Iraq inks deal for Maysan oilfields. 2010-03-08. AME Info. 2019-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20100311210953/http://www.ameinfo.com/226043.html. 2010-03-11. dead.
4. Neville, Leigh, Special Forces in the War on Terror (General Military), Osprey Publishing, 2015,p.226
5. News: Third Iraqi al-Qaeda leader killed: Iraqi military. BBC. 20 April 2010.
6. Web site: Al-Qaeda in Iraq blamed for attacks .
7. News: In Speech on Iraq, Obama Reaffirms Drawdown . The New York Times . Peter . Baker. August 2, 2010 . August 2, 2010.
8. News: Factbox - Security developments in Iraq, Aug 3. 2010-08-03. Reuters. 2019-05-20. ReliefWeb.
9. News: Six Iraqi police killed in night of violence . London . The Guardian . August 7, 2010.
10. News: Goodbye Iraq: Last US Combat Brigade Heads Home . Yahoo! News . 2010-08-19 . 2010-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100821132013/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iraq_americans_head_home . August 21, 2010 .
11. Web site: Civilian killed, 6 wounded in Iraq's volatile Diyala . 2010-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120217113942/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/13/c_13492800.htm . 2012-02-17 . dead .
12. News: After 'combat' halt, U.S.-Iraqi raid kills at least 6 in Fallujah Wednesday. Ahmed. Hamid. 2010-09-15. Associated Press. 2019-05-20. Cleveland.com.
13. News: Iraqi soldier killed in twin bombing in Baghdad. 2010-09-18. Xinhua News Agency. 2019-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20101022005242/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/18/c_13518512.htm. 2010-10-22. dead.
14. News: Twin Baghdad car bombs kill at least 29. 2010-09-23. AFP. 2019-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20100923170944/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jT9mmbqOoe8AQV7fthHBL7HaPSmQ. 2010-09-23. dead.
15. News: Iran 'kills 30 Kurdish militants across Iraq border' . BBC News . September 26, 2010.
16. News: 'Chemical Ali' executed in Iraq . BBC News . January 25, 2010.
17. Web site: في ستوكهولم رحل شيخ المنفيين العراقيين الشاعر كاظم السماوي . sverigesradio.se . https://web.archive.org/web/20220905213032/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/3563956 . 5 September 2022 . ar . 17 March 2010.
18. News: Two top leaders of the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq are killed in raid . The Washington Post . Ernesto . Londoño . April 20, 2010.
19. News: Gunmen kill prominent Iraqi TV presenter Riad al-Saray . BBC News . September 7, 2010.
20. News: Second Iraq TV presenter shot, Baghdad bombs kill four . BBC News . September 8, 2010.