January 6 – Clashes with
ISIL in
Al Anbar Governorate kill twenty-three Iraqi Army soldiers and allied Sunni fighters.[1]
January 8 – A suicide bomber targets a police checkpoint in the town of
Youssifiyah, killing seven people.[2]
February
February 7 – Bombings in
Baghdad kill at least 37 people hours before the city's curfew was due to end. ISIL claims responsibility.[3]
February 9 – Several attacks, including a suicide bombing, kill at least 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a predominantly Shiite part of the capital.[4]
February 26 – ISIL posts a video showing the destruction of
Mosul Museum, the second largest in Iraq and rich in artifacts from thousands of years of Iraqi history.[5]
February 28 – A series of car bombs kill 19 people in
Balad Ruz, east-central Iraq.[6]
March
March 2 – A coalition of
Iraqi Armed Forces and militia numbering around 30,000 launches an offensive against Islamic State positions in
Tikrit. Troops seize control of the district of al-Tin and al-Abeid.[7]
March 5 – Separate attacks in Baghdad kill at least eight people.[8]
March 7 –
ISIL destroys the ancient city of
Hatra following the destruction of
Nimrud.[9]