Iraq
Some of the key events about Iraq
- 762 ADThe city of Baghdad was founded, becoming a major center of learning and culture
- 813 ADThe House of Wisdom was established in Baghdad, serving as a major intellectual center
- 1258The Mustansiriya Madrasah, one of the oldest universities in the world, was founded in Baghdad
- 1792 BCThe Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest known legal codes, was created in Babylon
- 1921Iraq gained independence from British mandate
- 1958Iraq transitioned from a monarchy to a republic
- 1980The Iran-Iraq War began, resulting in hundreds of thousands of casualties
- 1988Chemical weapons were used against Kurdish civilians in Halabja
- 1990Iraq invaded Kuwait, leading to international condemnation and conflict
- 1991The Gulf War resulted in widespread destruction of Iraqi infrastructure
- 1991A Shiite uprising in southern Iraq was violently suppressed
- 1991UN sanctions were imposed on Iraq, causing severe economic hardship
- 2003The US-led invasion of Iraq began, toppling the government
- 2005Iraq held its first free parliamentary elections in half a century
- 2006The bombing of the al-Askari Mosque sparked increased sectarian violence
- 2014The Islamic State (ISIS) seized control of large parts of northern Iraq
- 2017Iraq declared victory over ISIS, reclaiming all territory previously held by the group
- 2017A devastating earthquake struck near the Iran-Iraq border, killing hundreds
- 2350 BCThe world's first empire, the Akkadian Empire, was established in Mesopotamia
- 3000 BCThe world's first writing system, cuneiform, was developed in ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq)
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