2021 in Iraq explained

Events in the year 2021 in Iraq.

Incumbents

• President

• Prime Minister

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

Events

• 21 January – Suicide bombers kill at least 30 people at an open-air market in Baghdad.
• 10-14 February – Turkey launched Operation Claw-Eagle 2 in Iraqi Kurdistan region
• 15 February – The capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil, is struck by multiple missiles.
• 7 March – Pope Francis visits Iraq and holds prayer in the al-Tahera Church, an ancient church destroyed by Islamic State. Amid the ruins, he called for peace and prayed for the victims of the conflict with the ISIL.^[1]
• 24 April – A fire at a COVID-19 hospital in Baghdad kills at least 82 people in one of the worst fires in Iraqi history.
• 9 May – Protests erupt in Karbala after the killing of prominent rights activist Ihab Jawad Al-Wazni.^[2]
• 12 July – A blaze at Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Nasiriyah kills 92 people and injures about 100 others.^[3]
• 19 July - A suicide bombing at an open-air market in Baghdad kills at least 35 people.^[4]
• 5 November - 2021 Baghdad clashes, two killed and 150+ injured in clashes between political prostestors and security forces.^[5]
• 7 November - Attempted assassination of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

Deaths

• 28 January — Abu Yasser al-Issawi, Islamic militant (b. 1978)^[6]
• 15 February — Rowsch Shaways, politician (b. 1947)^[7]
• 28 February — Sabah Abdul-Jalil, football player (b. 1951)^[8]
• 12 March — Khairuddin Haseeb, journalist (b. 1929)^[9]
• 22 March — Zuhur Dixon, poet (b. 1933)^[10]

See also

Country overviews

• Iraq
• History of Iraq
• History of modern Iraq
• Outline of Iraq
• Government of Iraq
• Politics of Iraq
• Timeline of Iraq history
• Years in Iraq

Related timelines for current period

• 2021 in politics and government

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-03-07. In Iraq, Pope spreads message of peace, religious tolerance and humanity's resilience. 2021-03-20. UN News. en.
2. Web site: Activist's killing triggers protests in Iraq's Karbala. Al Jazeera. 9 May 2021.
3. Web site: 92 killed in Iraq hospital fire that swept through Covid-19 ward. 13 July 2021 . Stuff. 14 July 2021.
4. Web site: 2021-07-20. Suicide attack in Iraq's Sadr City kills at least 35, wounds dozens -sources. 2021-08-21. Reuters. en.
5. Web site: Iraq ministry: Scores injured in rally over election results. 5 November 2021. WTOP News.
6. Web site: Islamic State 'Wali' Abu Yasser al-Issawi Killed in Iraq: Prime Minister. 29 January 2021. 23 July 2022. The Defence Post.
7. Web site: KDP' Rowsch Shaways dies today. 15 February 2021. 23 July 2022. Shafaq News.
8. Web site: وفاة النجم العراقي السابق صباح عبد الجليل متأثرا بكورونا. The death of the former Iraqi star Sabah Abdul Jalil, as a result of Corona. ar. 28 February 2021. 23 July 2022. Kooora.
9. Web site: وفاة المفكر العراقي خير الدين حسيب. The death of the Iraqi thinker Khair al-Din Haseeb. ar. 13 March 2021. 23 July 2022. Alkhaleej.
10. Web site: الشاعرة العراقية زهور دكسن في ذمة الخلود. Iraqi poet Zohr Dixon in the midst of eternity. ar. 22 March 2021. 23 July 2022. aliraqnews.