The First Battle of Tikrit was a battle Hostile_encounter for the Iraqi city of Tikrit following the city 's capture Conquering by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) and Ba'athist Loyalists during the 2014 Northern Iraq offensive .

In early June 2014 , ISIL took Conquering control Control of a number of cities in northern Iraq , including Tikrit .

Both finalists and third-placed Iraq qualified Becoming_a_member for the Olympics Competition .

Al-Askari reported Reporting that 800 suspects had been arrested Arrest , including 42 Islamic State of Iraq leaders .

On 13 December 2013 , Friday multiple attacks Attack killed Killing at least 36 people and wounded Bodily_harm 46 in Iraq .

A gunman killed Killing at least 18 people , including 15 Iranians and another 7 were wounded Bodily_harm , including 5 Iranians in Diyala Governorate , Iraq .

However , the unexpected rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) terror group—also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) —led to a new operation against terror in the Middle East and South Asia , Operation Inherent Resolve .

However , the unexpected rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) terror group—also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) —led to a new operation against terror in the Middle East and South Asia , Operation Inherent Resolve .

The Royal Navy boats were operating Control close to the northern coast of the Persian Gulf in the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab waterway which divides southern Iran and Iraq .

Police investigated Criminal_investigation al-Hilli 's past in Iraq as an engineer on sensitive topics , as well as his work at the time of his death Death , as a potential motive for the attack Attack .

During questioning Communication , Dzhokhar said Statement that he and his brother were motivated Influence by extremist Islamist beliefs and the wars Hostile_encounter in Iraq and Afghanistan , that they were self-radicalized and unconnected to any outside terrorist Terrorism groups , and that he was following his brother 's lead .

The Sinjar massacre was the genocidal killing Killing and abduction Kidnapping of thousands of Yazidi men in Sinjar ( `` Şingal '' ) city and Sinjar District in Iraq 's Nineveh Governorate by the Islamic terror group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIS ) in August 2014 .

The Sinjar massacre was the genocidal killing Killing and abduction Kidnapping of thousands of Yazidi men in Sinjar ( `` Şingal '' ) city and Sinjar District in Iraq 's Nineveh Governorate by the Islamic terror group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIS ) in August 2014 .

On 8 August 2014 , the United States reacted Response with airstrikes Attack on ISIL units and convoys in northern Iraq , which led to Causation a war of several countries against ISIL .

This offensive broke Destroying ISIL 's troop transport routes and supply lines between Mosul and Raqqa , the largest ISIL-controlled cities in Iraq and Syria at the time .

The war is also known Know under other names , such as the Persian Gulf War , First Gulf War , Gulf War I , Kuwait War , First Iraq War or Iraq War , before the term `` Iraq War '' became Becoming identified instead with the post-2003 Iraq War .

The war is also known Know under other names , such as the Persian Gulf War , First Gulf War , Gulf War I , Kuwait War , First Iraq War or Iraq War , before the term `` Iraq War '' became Becoming identified instead with the post-2003 Iraq War .

The war is also known Know under other names , such as the Persian Gulf War , First Gulf War , Gulf War I , Kuwait War , First Iraq War or Iraq War , before the term `` Iraq War '' became Becoming identified instead with the post-2003 Iraq War .

The war is also known Know under other names , such as the Persian Gulf War , First Gulf War , Gulf War I , Kuwait War , First Iraq War or Iraq War , before the term `` Iraq War '' became Becoming identified instead with the post-2003 Iraq War .

On 2 August 1990 the Iraqi Army invaded Attack and occupied Control Kuwait , which was met with Come_together international condemnation and brought Bringing immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council .

Aerial and ground combat Hostile_encounter was confined to Iraq , Kuwait , and areas on Saudi Arabia 's border .

Iraq launched Military_operation Scud missiles against coalition military targets in Saudi Arabia and against Israel .

The invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990 was a two-day operation conducted Action by Iraq against the neighboring State of Kuwait , which resulted in Causation the seven-month-long Iraqi occupation of the country .

This invasion and Iraq 's subsequent refusal to withdraw Escaping from Kuwait by a deadline mandated by the United Nations led to Causation military intervention by a United Nations-authorized coalition of forces led by the United States .

In early 1990 Iraq was accusing Kuwait of stealing Iraqi petroleum through slant drilling , although some Iraqi sources indicated Statement Saddam Hussein 's decision to attack Attack Kuwait was made a few months before the actual invasion .

Some feel there were several reasons for the Iraqi move , including Iraq 's inability to pay Commerce_pay the more than US $ 14 billion that it had borrowed to finance the Iran–Iraq War , and Kuwaiti high petroleum production levels which kept revenues down for Iraq .

Some feel there were several reasons for the Iraqi move , including Iraq 's inability to pay Commerce_pay the more than US $ 14 billion that it had borrowed to finance the Iran–Iraq War , and Kuwaiti high petroleum production levels which kept revenues down for Iraq .

Iraq set up Reforming_a_system a puppet government known as the `` Republic of Kuwait '' to rule Control over Kuwait and then annexed it outright , when Saddam Hussein announced Expressing_publicly a few days later that it was the 19th province of Iraq .

Iraq set up Reforming_a_system a puppet government known as the `` Republic of Kuwait '' to rule Control over Kuwait and then annexed it outright , when Saddam Hussein announced Expressing_publicly a few days later that it was the 19th province of Iraq .

The 20 March 2012 Iraq attacks Attack were the sixth simultaneous wave of bombings Use_firearm to hit Attack Iraq during the insurgency Military_operation and the second such major assault Attack since the US withdrawal Escaping at the end Process_end of 2011 .

The 20 March 2012 Iraq attacks Attack were the sixth simultaneous wave of bombings Use_firearm to hit Attack Iraq during the insurgency Military_operation and the second such major assault Attack since the US withdrawal Escaping at the end Process_end of 2011 .

Furthermore , another 15,000 Ottomans under Ali Ihsan Bey were being driven Motion out of Persia by the Russians , and were attempting at joining Khalil 's forces in northern Iraq .

In Libya the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) has been able to control Control some limited Limiting territory in the ongoing civil war Hostile_encounter since 2014 , amid allegations of local collaboration between the otherwise rivalling AQIM and ISIL .

Operation Tiger Hammer was part of the Iraq War that began Process_start in 2003 .

After crossing Motion_directional into Iraq , the fighters climbed Self_motion to a higher altitude to be undetectable by Iraqi radar .

Operation `` Phantom Phoenix '' was a major nationwide offensive launched by the Multinational Force Iraq ( MNF-I ) on 8 January 2008 in an attempt to build Building on the success of the two previous corps-level operations , Operation Phantom Thunder and Operation Phantom Strike and further reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale violence Violence and secure Iraq 's population , particularly in the capital Baghdad .

Operation `` Phantom Phoenix '' was a major nationwide offensive launched by the Multinational Force Iraq ( MNF-I ) on 8 January 2008 in an attempt to build Building on the success of the two previous corps-level operations , Operation Phantom Thunder and Operation Phantom Strike and further reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale violence Violence and secure Iraq 's population , particularly in the capital Baghdad .

The offensive consisted of a number of joint Coalition and Iraqi Army operations throughout northern Iraq as well as in the southern Baghdad Belts .