2001 in Iraq

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in the Iraqi Republic.

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See also:Other events of 2001
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Events

February
  • February 16 - British and U.S. forces carry out bombing raids, attempting to disable Iraq's air defense network.
  • February 17 - Baghdad is bombed by US and UK war planes, killing three people.
  • February 19 - The Arab world and the UN Security Council criticise the attacks by the US and UK two days ago.[1]
  • February 20 - The critics of the raids by the UK and US claim that foreign ministers are planning to refine the sanctions against Iraq.[2]

August
  • August 27 - A U.S. Military RQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle failed to return from a routine reconnaissance mission, Iraq claims to have shot it down.[3]

September

Notable deaths
gollark: In my time as unofficial and unwilling tech support person, I found that often the real problem with the computer setup was the user.
gollark: It's ridiculous, totally violating the constitution.
gollark: I asked the government for my bear arms, and they said "no", and when I got them *myself* they just went "those are an endangered species, why are you cutting off their arms, please stop that".
gollark: And should need a safe nuclear submarine to store it in.
gollark: Yes, recreational nuke owners should have to pass a nuclear weapons safety and operation test.

References
  1. "February 2001". 20 March 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. "Iraq sanctions to be eased". 20 February 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. "U.S. pilotless spy plane lost over Iraq, Pentagon sources say". CNN. 27 August 2001.
  4. "U.S. spy drone missing over Iraq". CNN. 11 September 2001.
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