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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

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2010)

January

• January 25 - 3 suicide car bombs explode in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people
• 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

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.

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.
• April 20 - Al-Qaeda's Northern commander (Kirkuk, Salahuddin and Nineveh Governorates) was killed in a joint raid in Mosul.

May

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

June

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

July

August

• August 2 – The New York Times reported that the United States would "withdraw designated combat forces from Iraq by the end of August."
• August 3 – At least 5 police officers are shot dead at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq.
• August 7 – 5 Iraqi policemen are killed in an overnight shootout in western Baghdad, while 1 policeman is killed at a checkpoint outside Fallujah.
• 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.
• 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.
• September 15 – US and Iraqi forces raid a neighbourhood in Fallujah resulting in at least six casualties.
• September 17 – An Iraqi Army soldier is killed and eleven people are wounded following two bombs going off in Baghdad.
• September 19 – 2 car bombs explode in Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 31 people and injuring 111.
• September 26 – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cross the border into Iraq and kill 30 Kurds.

October

November

December

Notable deaths

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

See also

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

Notes

1. "Triple bomb blasts rock Baghdad".
2. "Deadly blast hits Iraq pilgrims".
3. "Iraq inks deal for Maysan oilfields". AME Info. 2010-03-08. Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
4. ^ Neville, Leigh, Special Forces in the War on Terror (General Military), Osprey Publishing, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4728-0790-8,p.226
5. "Third Iraqi al-Qaeda leader killed: Iraqi military". BBC. 20 April 2010.
6. "Al-Qaeda in Iraq blamed for attacks".
7. Baker, Peter (August 2, 2010). "In Speech on Iraq, Obama Reaffirms Drawdown". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
8. "Factbox - Security developments in Iraq, Aug 3". ReliefWeb. Reuters. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
9. "Six Iraqi police killed in night of violence". The Guardian. London. August 7, 2010.
10. "Goodbye Iraq: Last US Combat Brigade Heads Home". Yahoo! News. 2010-08-19. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
11. "Civilian killed, 6 wounded in Iraq's volatile Diyala". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
12. Ahmed, Hamid (2010-09-15). "After 'combat' halt, U.S.-Iraqi raid kills at least 6 in Fallujah Wednesday". Cleveland.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
13. "Iraqi soldier killed in twin bombing in Baghdad". Xinhua News Agency. 2010-09-18. Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
14. "Twin Baghdad car bombs kill at least 29". AFP. 2010-09-23. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
15. "Iran 'kills 30 Kurdish militants across Iraq border'". BBC News. September 26, 2010.
16. "'Chemical Ali' executed in Iraq". BBC News. January 25, 2010.
17. "في ستوكهولم رحل شيخ المنفيين العراقيين الشاعر كاظم السماوي". sverigesradio.se (in Arabic). 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022.
18. Londoño, Ernesto (April 20, 2010). "Two top leaders of the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq are killed in raid". The Washington Post.
19. "Gunmen kill prominent Iraqi TV presenter Riad al-Saray". BBC News. September 7, 2010.
20. "Second Iraq TV presenter shot, Baghdad bombs kill four". BBC News. September 8, 2010.

External links

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

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Battles and operations Operations 2003 Ancient Babylon Catalyst Desert Scorpion Desert Thrust Falconer Iron Hammer Iron Justice Ivy Blizzard Northern Delay Airborne Dragon Panther Squeeze Peninsula Strike Planet X Capture of Saddam Hussein (Red Dawn) Telic 2004 Baton Rouge Bulldog Mammoth Iron Saber New Dawn (Al Fajr) Phantom Fury Phantom Linebacker Plymouth Rock Vigilant Resolve Warrior's Rage 2005 Able Rising Force Able Warrior Cyclone Iron Hammer Matador New Market Spear (Romhe) Squeeze Play Steel Curtain 2006 Al Majid Gaugamela Guardian Tiger Iron Triangle River Falcon Sinbad Swarmer Together Forward 2007 Alljah Arbead II Ardennes Black Eagle Commando Eagle Forsythe Park Imposing Law Leyte Gulf Marne Avalanche Marne Torch Mawtini Phantom Strike Phantom Thunder Polar Tempest Purple Haze Saber Guardian Sledgehammer Stampede 3 Tiger Hammer Valiant Guardian (Harris Ba'sil) 2008 Defeat Al Qaeda in the North Augurs of Prosperity Phantom Phoenix 2009–2011 New Dawn Battles 2003 Invasion Umm Qasr Al Faw Basra I Nasiriyah Karbala I Haditha Dam Najaf I Samawah I Karbala II Al Kut Hillah Karbala Gap Debecka Pass Baghdad I Majar al-Kabir Ramadan Offensive 2004 Spring fighting Karbala City Hall Fallujah I Siege of Sadr City Ramadi I Good Friday ambush Baghdad International Airport Husaybah Danny Boy Najaf II CIMIC House Samarra Fallujah II Mosul 2005 Lake Tharthar Abu Ghraib Al-Qa'im Hit convoy Haditha Tal Afar 2006 Baghdad II Ramadi II Diwaniya Al Rumaythah Amarah Turki 2007 Haifa Street Karbala provincial HQ Najaf III Shurta Nasir Basra II Baqubah Route Bismarck Donkey Island Karbala III 2008 Spring fighting Iraqi Day of Ashura Nineveh Basra III Al-Qaeda offensive 2009–2011 Palm Grove (2010) Related events Turkish incursions into northern Iraq 2007 2008 Abu Kamal raid
War crimes Occupation forces Killings and massacres During the 2003 invasion U.S. killings of journalists Fallujah killings Killing of Nadhem Abdullah (2003) Murder of Muhamad Husain Kadir Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre (2004) Haifa Street helicopter incident (2005) Tal Afar shootings (2005) Basra prison incident (2005) Haditha massacre (2005) Mahmudiyah rape and killings (2006) Ishaqi massacre (2006) Baghdad detainee killings (2006) Hamdania incident (2006) Iraqi bodyguard killing (2006) Iron Triangle Murders (2006) Baghdad airstrike (2007) Nisour Square massacre (2007) Iraq War Logs (2010) Chemical weapons Use of white phosphorus by the United States (2004–05) Torture and abuse Abu Ghraib prison (2003–06) Camp Bucca (2003–09) Camp Nama (2003–04) Balad Air Base (2003–2011) Death of Nagem Hatab (2003) Killing of Baha Mousa (2003) Death of Abed Hamed Mowhoush (2003) Killing of Manadel al-Jamadi (2003) Death of Fashad Mohamed (2004) § Other killings and bombings 2003 Jordanian embassy Canal Hotel Imam Ali mosque bombing Baghdad October 2003 2004 Erbil 2004 Ashura massacre Basra 2004 Mosul 2004 2004 church bombings Baghdad bombings 14 September 30 September Karbala and Najaf bombings Baqubah 2004 Kufa mosque bombing 2005 Al Hillah 2005 Erbil 2005 Musayyib bombing Baghdad bombings August September Balad 2005 Khanaqin bombings 2006 Karbala and Ramadi Al-Askari mosque 2006 Buratha mosque bombing Sadr City bombings July November Hayy Al-Jihad massacre 2007 Mustansiriya University Baghdad bombings 22 January 3 February 12 February 18 February 29 March 18 April 26 July 1 August Al Hillah 2007 Tal Afar 2007 Iraqi Parliament 2007 Karbala mosque bombings Massacres of Yazidis April massacre Qahtaniyah bombings Makhmour Abu Sayda Al-Askari mosque 2007 Al-Khilani mosque bombing Amirli bombing Kirkuk 2007 Al Amarah bombings 2008 Bagdad bombings February March June Balad 2008 Karbala 2008 Al-Karmah Dujail bombing Balad Ruz bombing Attacks on Christians in Mosul 2009 Bagdad bombings March 6 April June August October December Baghdad–Miqdadiyah Taza bombing Kirkuk 2009 Tal Afar 2009 2010 Nationwide attacks 10 May 25 August Bagdad bombings January February April August September November Baqubah 2010 Baghdad church massacre 2011 Nationwide attacks January August Bagdad bombings January August October Arba'een bombings Tikrit assault Al Hillah 2011 Samarra bombing Al Diwaniyah bombing Taji bombings Karbala 2011 Basra 2011 Other war crimes Raid on Camp Ashraf (2011) Archaeological looting Chlorine bombings Torture by the Wolf Brigade (2004–2011) Prosecution United States and the International Criminal Court Hague Invasion Act Prosecution for the 2003 invasion Abtan v. Blackwater Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Saleh v. Bush Taguba Report § All attacks listed in this group were either committed by insurgents, or have unknown perpetrators
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