What happened in Iraq this year?
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What happened in Iraq this year?
Arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings of demonstrators by Iraqi security forces in late 2019 and into 2020 led to government resignations and the nomination of a new prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in May 2020.
What are some major events that happened in Iraq?
CE
- 116 – The Roman Empire under Trajan capture southern Iraq and defeat the Parthians.
- 224 – The Sassanid Empire gains control.
- 646 – Arab Muslims conquer the Sassanid Empire.
- 762 – The city of Baghdad is founded as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.
- 1055 – Baghdad is captured by the Seljuk Turks.
Why did we go to Iraq?
The US claimed the intent was to remove “a regime that developed and used weapons of mass destruction, that harbored and supported terrorists, committed outrageous human rights abuses and defied the just demands of the United Nations and the world”.
What’s happening in Iraq?
Arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings of demonstrators by Iraqi security forces in late 2019 and into 2020 led to government resignations and the nomination of a new prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in May 2020.
What happened to Iraq’s PMF?
In a wave of protests that began in October 2019 and continued into late 2020, clashes with security forces, including the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF or Hashad, nominally under the control of the prime minister), left at least 560 protesters and security forces dead in Baghdad and Iraq’s southern cities.
What is the United States’ interest in Iraq?
Concerns After leading an international coalition to regain territory taken by the Islamic State, the United States has an interest in preventing a resurgence of the militant group and supporting a stable government in Iraq.
What is the US-Iraq trade and Investment Council?
A Trade and Investment Framework Agreement between the United States and Iraq came into force in 2013, and a U.S.-Iraq Trade and Investment Council established by the agreement met in 2014 and 2019.