2020 ⟶ Qasem Soleimani Assassinated in Baghdad

January 3: Qasem Soleimani is targeted and killed at Baghdad...
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1055
1988
2020
2024

⚔️ Medes and Babylonians Attack Nineveh

Medes and Babylonians assert their independence from Assyria and attack Nineveh (approximate date).⟶
Medes and Babylonians Attack Nineveh (-625)
BabyloniaMediaSiegeMilitary ConflictIndependenceDecline of Empires
IraqIraqIranIran

⚔️ Mede and Scythian Invasion of Assyria

An alliance of Medes (from western Iran) and Scythians (who originated from the Eurasian Steppe) invade the northern and eastern parts of Assyria.⟶
Mede and Scythian Invasion of Assyria (-601)
Military ConflictInvasionAncient Warfare
IranIranIraqIraq

⚔️ Seljuk Capture of Baghdad

the Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad, taking the Buyid Emir Al-Malik al-Rahim prisoner.⟶
Seljuk Capture of Baghdad (1055)
Seljuk EmpireConquestPolitical UpheavalMiddle Ages
IraqIraqIranIran

🕊️ Iran–Iraq War Officially Ends

August 20: End of the Iran–Iraq War.⟶
Iran–Iraq War Officially Ends (1988)
Persian GulfMilitary ConflictCeasefireUnited NationsSaddam HusseinAyatollah KhomeiniCold WarRegional Instability
IranIranIraqIraq

🪖 Qasem Soleimani Assassinated in Baghdad

January 3: Qasem Soleimani is targeted and killed at Baghdad International Airport.⟶
Qasem Soleimani Assassinated in Baghdad (2020)
AssassinationMilitary ConflictInternational RelationsProxy War
IraqIraqIranIranUnited StatesUnited States

⚔️ Iran-Pakistan Border Skirmishes

January 16 - January 18: Iran-Pakistan border skirmishes⟶
Iran-Pakistan Border Skirmishes (2024)
Border ConflictMilitary ConflictInternational RelationsRegional Security
IranIranPakistanPakistan