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
- January 8 – A suicide bomber targets a police checkpoint in the town of Youssifiyah, killing seven people.[1]
- January 21 - Beginning of the Mosul Offensive in which Peshmerga forces captured large amount of territory surrounding Mosul.[2]
- January 25 As many as 21 Arab-Iraqi civilians were killed in the village of Kocho by Yazidi militias in retaliation for the Sinjar massacre.[3]
- January 26 – Iraqi forces recapture the entire province of Diyala from Islamic State.[4]
- January 29 – Battle of Kirkuk (2015) begins.
February
March
- March 2 – Second Battle of Tikrit begins.[7]
- March 25 – American airstrikes on Tikrit, several Shiite militias go on strike.[citation needed]
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
July
- July 13: Anbar offensive begins.[10]
- July 17: A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in a marketplace in the city of Khan Bani Saad during Eid al-Fitr celebrations, killing 120–130 people and injuring 130 more. Twenty more people were reported missing after the bombing.[11][12]
- July 23: Turkey begins bombing alleged PKK bases in Northern Iraq.
August
- August 1: Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a new offensive against ISIS near Kirkuk and Sinjar. The US-led coalition conducted multiple airstrikes around Mosul targeting ISIS facilities.[13]
- August 2: Iraqi forces advanced south of Ramadi in Anbar Province with support from US airstrikes. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced an upcoming major reform plan amid widespread anti-corruption protests.[14]
- August 3: On the anniversary of the Yazidi genocide, UN officials reaffirmed that ISIS crimes against the Yazidis constitute genocide. Kurdish forces fortified Sinjar Mountain against possible ISIS attacks.[15]
- August 4: ISIS executed dozens of civilians in Falluja for allegedly collaborating with Iraqi forces. Anti-government protests intensified in Baghdad amid a severe heatwave.[16]
- August 5: Iraqi forces made limited advances around Haditha in Anbar Province. Shiite militias under the Popular Mobilization Forces launched operations west of Baghdad targeting ISIS cells.[17]
- August 6: Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIS positions in Mosul, reportedly causing heavy casualties. Political pressure mounted on Prime Minister Abadi to implement reforms.[18]
- August 7: Thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, demanding an end to sectarian quotas and systemic corruption. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani publicly endorsed the protests.[19]
- August 8: Prime Minister Abadi presented a seven-point reform plan, including ending sectarian quotas and downsizing the government. ISIS shelled Kurdish-held villages near Kirkuk.[20]
- August 9: Iraqi Parliament voted unanimously to approve Abadi's proposed reforms. Mass rallies across the country showed rare unity among different ethnic and sectarian groups.[21]
- August 10: The Iraqi government began abolishing senior governmental posts, including the positions of vice presidents and deputy prime ministers. ISIS executed alleged defectors in Mosul.[22]
- August 11: Iraqi forces retook the University of Anbar in Ramadi. ISIS counterattacks south of Mosul were repelled by Kurdish forces.[23]
- August 12: Fresh protests erupted in Baghdad, calling for reforms within the judiciary system. ISIS car bomb attacks killed dozens in mainly Shiite areas of the capital.[24]
- August 13: ISIS suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque in Baqubah, Diyala province, killing at least 20 people. Iraqi forces consolidated control over key supply routes in Anbar Province.[25]
- August 13: 2015 Baghdad market truck bombing
- August 21: ISIS imposes a curfew on Mosul after residents spray anti-ISIS graffiti on several walls.[26]
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
- November 13: Kurdish forces take control of Sinjar from ISIS after it was seized by IS forces in August 2014.[27]
December
- December 16–17: Nineveh Plains offensive in which hundreds of ISIL fighters mount an attack against Kurdish positions but are repelled.[28]
See also
- 2015 in Iraq
- Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2015
- Timeline of ISIL-related events (2015)
- Timeline of the Iraq War (2014)
- Timeline of the Iraq War (2016)
- Timeline of the Iraq War (2017)
