The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Iraq.
Incumbents
Events
- November 13 – After Iraq commits to United Nations Special Commission, American President Bill Clinton cancels scheduled air raids on the country.
- November 23 – Iraq stops their UNSCOM partnership.
- 16-19 December –The United States and Britain carry out a bombing campaign targeting Iraqi sites, the operation codenamed Operation Desert Fox.[1]
Date Unknown
- The University of Diyala is established.[2]
Births
- 7 January – Sajjad Jasim Mousa, footballer.[3]
Deaths
- 27 September – Hadi Alwai, intellectual and historian.(b.1932) [4]
Date Unknown
- Abd al-Malik Nuri, Iraqi writer. (b.1921)[5]
- Rabab Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi poet and surgeon.(b.1918).[6]
References
- ^ "BBC News | Saddam's Iraq: Key events". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "الجامعات الحكومية". mohesr.gov.iq. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021" (PDF). Fifa.org.
- ^ Ufheil-Somers, Amanda (2014-05-06). "Hadi al-`Alawi, Scion of the Two Civilizations". MERIP. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ Caiani, Fabio; Cobham, Catherine (2013-08-31). The Iraqi Novel. Edinburgh University Press. doi:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748641413.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-7486-4141-3.
- ^ العلاف, ابراهيم خليل (23 March 2024). "- الدكتورة رباب الكاظمي 1918-1998 طبيبة الاسنان وابنة الشاعر الكبير عبد المحسن الكاظمي الشاعرة العراقية الرائدة". الحوار المتمدن. Retrieved 2025-02-24.