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61 Moments
2026
Iraq Elects Nizar Amidi as President, Ending Five-Month Political Deadlock
2025
Iraq resumes oil exports to Turkey via Kirkuk–Ceyhan Pipeline after two-year halt
2024
2021
2017
Victory declared over ISIS in Mosul with US-led coalition support by Iraqi forces
2014
ISIS captures Mosul, escalating conflict in the region by taking Iraq's second-largest city.
2009
Iraqi oil ministry contracts international firms for oil field services in Iraq's oil sector.
2004
Iraq War sovereignty transfer: Coalition Provisional Authority hands over power to interim government.
2003
US forces capture Saddam Hussein near Tikrit hometown, ending a manhunt for the former leader.
US-led invasion resulted in the coalition forces capturing Baghdad after military operations.
2002
US Congress authorizes military force against Iraq in Joint Resolution, a historic decision.
1991
Military operation liberates Kuwait, inflicts severe damage.
1990
Gulf War erupts as Kuwait is invaded by Saddam Hussein.
1988
Halabja chemical attack: Saddam Hussein's regime's atrocity during Iran-Iraq War on Kurdish town.
1980
Iran-Iraq War begins, lasting for 8 years and resulting in significant casualties on both sides
1979
Saddam Hussein's Presidency following Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr's resignation changes Iraq's leadership.
1968
Saddam Hussein's rise to Vice Presidency in Iraq.
Ba'ath Party coup results in Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr becoming President of Iraq
1958
Coup d'état led by Abd al-Karim Qasim results in overthrow of monarchy.
1945
Iraq becomes a member of the United Nations.
1944
1943
Iraq joins Allies against Axis in WWII.
1941
1932
Iraq gains independence from British control.
1927
Establishment of Baghdad's renowned medical school with significant contributions to early medical knowledge.
1920
1917
British forces occupy Baghdad during World War I for strategic military control.
1909