2023 in Iraq
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Events of the year 2023 in Iraq.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 19 January - Arabian Gulf Cup stampede, kills four and injures up to 80 after the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in Basra.[1]
- 31 January - Killing of Tiba al-Ali, a 23-year-old woman strangled by her father in Al Diwaniyah while sleeping.[2]
- 27 March - The Iraqi Parliament passes 206–12 a series of amendments reducing the electoral districts in each governorate to one, ahead of local elections in November. Voting blocs and independent members who boycotted the vote claim the amendments make it more difficult for the opposition to get elected.[3]
- 20 July - Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in reaction to a planned Quran desecration demonstration in Stockholm. The Swedish foreign ministry confirms the safety of its embassy staff and the Iraqi foreign ministry condemns the incident, initiating an investigation to identify those responsible.[4]
- 21 July – Swedish embassy in Baghdad temporarily suspends operations.[5]
- 26 September – Qaraqosh wedding fire: More than 100 people are killed and more than 150 others are injured in a fire at a wedding in Qaraqosh, Nineveh Governorate[6]
- 19 October – Drones and rockets strike the Al-Asad Airbase in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, which houses U.S. troops.[7]
- 10 November – U.S. forces are attacked three times in the past 24 hours in Iraq, including drone strikes on Al-Asad Airbase and Al-Harir Air Base, and an IED attack on a U.S. patrol near the Mosul Dam. No casualties are reported.[8]
- 14 November – The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq dismisses Parliament Speaker Mohamed Al-Halbousi and Representative Laith al-Duleimi, following a complaint alleging that Halbousi falsified a resignation letter that would have removed Duleimi from parliament.[9]
- 8 December – The US embassy got attacked, again. And there were dozens of attacks on U.S. military bases by Iran-backed factions in Iraq in the preceding months, raising fears of repeated traumatic brain injuries to Americans & renewing the state of undeclared de facto war.[10]
- 23 December – Seventeen PKK militants and 12 Turkish soldiers are killed during two days of shootouts in northern Iraq.[11]
- 26 December – Two men from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on an hunting trip in Iraq are killed when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb planted by Islamic State insurgents in Al Anbar Governorate.[12]
Deaths
[edit]- 31 January: Tiba al-Ali, 22, Iraqi-born Turkish social media personality.[13]
- 5 February: Mordechai Bibi, 100, Iraqi-born Israeli politician, MK (1959–1974).
- 9 February: Ali al-Bahadili, 80, politician, minister of agriculture (2005–2010).[14]
- 7 March: Ibtisam Abdallah, 80, writer and translator.[15]
- 20 March: Abdul Rahman Majeed al-Rubaie, 83, novelist (The Tattoo Mark).[16]
- 2 April: Aram Karam, 93, footballer (national team).[17]
- 3 June: Khalid Kishtainy, 93, writer and satirist.[18]
- 22 June: Jacques Ishaq, 85, Chaldean Catholic hierarch, archbishop of Arbil (1997–1999) and curial bishop of the Chaldean Patriarchate (2005–2014).[19]
- 4 July: Amer Alwan, 66, Iraqi-French film director and actor (The Girl on the Train).[20]
- 22 July: Karim Allawi Homaidi, 95, football player (Al-Minaa, national team) and manager (Al-Minaa).[21]
- 28 August: Rabban al-Qas, 74, Chaldean Catholic prelate, bishop of Amadiya (2001–2021).[22]
- 1 September: Karim Al Iraqi, 68, poet.[23]
- 6 September: Adnan Al-Kaissie, 84, professional wrestler (AWA, WWWF, WWF).[24]
- 16 September: Qasem Taei, 63, grand ayatollah.[25]
- 17 September:
- Muhammad Mahdi al-Khorasani, 94, grand ayatollah.[26]
- Sami Azara al-Majun, 91, politician.[27]
- 22 September: Sharar Haidar, 52, football player (national team) and executive, chairman of Al-Karkh (since 2003), heart attack.[28]
- 5 December: Aatqall Taúaa, 74, sculptor, film critic and novelist.[29]
See also
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Country overviews
[edit]- History of Iraq
- History of modern Iraq
- Outline of Iraq
- Government of Iraq
- Politics of Iraq
- Timeline of Iraq history
- Years in Iraq
References
[edit]- ^ "Four dead, dozens injured in stampede at Gulf Cup in Iraq". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "'Honour killing' of YouTube star causes outrage in Iraq | Women News". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Iraqi parliament passes controversial vote law amendments". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Swedish embassy in Baghdad torched after protest". TODAY. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "Swedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning". AL JAZEERA.
- ^ "At Least 100 Are Killed in Fire at Wedding Hall in Iraq". The New York Times. 2023-09-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Rockets, drones hit Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces". Reuters. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Drone, explosive attacks target US forces across Iraq". Reuters. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Iraq Supreme Court Says Dismissed Powerful Parliament Speaker". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ Chehayeb, Kareem; Abdul-Zahra, Qasim (11 December 2023). "Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover". apnews.com. Baghdad. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "12 Turkish soldiers have been killed over 2 days in clashes with Kurdish militants, authorities say". AP News. 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Kuwaiti and Saudi hunters killed by a leftover Islamic State group explosive in Iraq, officials say". AP News. 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Killing of YouTube star by her father causes outrage in Iraq". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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- ^ "Aram Karam - View Obituary & Service Information". Aram Karam Obituary. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "رائد الكتابة الساخرة.. وفاة الكاتب العراقي خالد القشطيني عن 94 عاما | الحرة". www.alhurra.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Archbishop Jacques Ishaq [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2023-07-14). "Amer Alwan, Iraqi Director of 'Zaman, the Man From the Reeds,' Dies at 66". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "الاوساط الرياضية في البصرة تنعى اللاعب الدولي كريم علاوي". ninanews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Bishop Rabban Al-Qas [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "كريم العراقي يرحل بعد صراع مع مرض السرطان". BBC News عربي (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Powell, Jason (2023-09-06). ""The Sheik" Adnan Al-Kaissie dead at age 84". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "وفاة المرجع الديني قاسم الطائي بعد صراع مع المرض". شفق نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "الحوزة العلمية تنعى وفاة السيد محمد مهدي الموسوي الخرسان". baghdad-times.net (in Arabic). 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "وفاة السياسي الشيخ سامي آل معجون بعد صراع مع المرض". ninanews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "وفاة اللاعب الدولي السابق شرار حيدر". Tech 4 Peace - التقنية من اجل السلام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "مُقدِّمة برنامج " السينما والناس تطوي رحلتها .. رحيل الفنانة و الروائية العراقية اعتقال الطائي". iraqpalm. Retrieved 2023-12-24.