Timeline_of_the_War_in_Iraq_(2015)

Timeline of the War in Iraq (2015)

Timeline of the War in Iraq (2015)

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This is a timeline of events during the War in Iraq in 2015.

Chronology

January

February

  • February 1 – Kurdish forces overcome ISIL militants in the city of Kirkuk.[4]
  • February 24 – Multiple bomb attacks around Baghdad kill 37 people and wound dozens.[5]

March

April

  • April – May: Al-Karmah offensive
  • April 1 – After a month of hard fighting, Iranians, Iraqis and Shiite militia overcome ISIL fighters and take Tikrit.[citation needed]

May

  • May 15: ISIL seizes control of the main Government building and city centre in Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar Province.[citation needed]
  • May 20: ISIL captures Ramadi.

June

  • June 4: ISIS fighters close Ramadi dam gates, cut off water to loyalist towns[7]
  • June 13: Militants attack government forces near Iraq's Baiji refinery, killing 11 near the city of Baiji as part of the battle for control of Iraq's biggest refinery.[8]

July

August

September

October

  • On October 22, Iraqi Security forces and the Popular Mobilization forces finished recapturing the city of Baiji, Iraq, its oil refinery and the surrounding region.

November

December

  • December 16–17: Nineveh Plains offensive in which hundreds of ISIL fighters mount an attack against Kurdish positions but are repelled.[14]

See also

References

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    "Suicide attack kills 7 in Iraq". 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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    Morris, Loveday (January 22, 2015). "Kurds say they have ejected Islamic State militants from large area in northern Iraq" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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    "Iraq forces 'liberate' Diyala province from IS". Yahoo News. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. [4]
    Salih, Mohammed A. "Kurds struggle to defend oil-rich Kirkuk". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
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    "Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 37 people". Reuters. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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    "Iraq 'seizes districts from IS' in Tikrit advance". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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    Alkhshali, Hamdi; Smith-Spark, Laura (4 June 2015). "Iraq: ISIS fighters close Ramadi dam gates". CNN. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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    "Militants attack government forces near Iraq's Baiji refinery". The Daily Star Newspaper. Lebanon. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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    "Fallujah Liberation Key to Securing Anbar". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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    Salim, Mustafa (18 July 2015). "At least 130 are dead in Iraq after a massive bomb attack". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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    "Iraq violence: Car bomb kills scores in mainly Shia town". BBC News. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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    "Isis imposes curfew in Mosul after spread of anti-Caliphate graffiti", Ara news, Aug 2015, archived from the original on August 22, 2015.
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    "Battle for Sinjar: IS-held town in Iraq 'liberated'", BBC news, Nov 2015.
  14. [14]
    Ryan, Missy; Morris, Loveday (December 17, 2015). "Islamic State offensive in northern Iraq, although repelled, shows group's resilience" – via www.washingtonpost.com.


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