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* February 20 - The critics of the raids by the UK and US claim that foreign ministers are planning to refine the sanctions against Iraq.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_at_one/programme_highlights/1180432.stm | title=Iraq sanctions to be eased | date=20 February 2001 | accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref> |
* February 20 - The critics of the raids by the UK and US claim that foreign ministers are planning to refine the sanctions against Iraq.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_at_one/programme_highlights/1180432.stm | title=Iraq sanctions to be eased | date=20 February 2001 | accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref> |
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*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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/08/27/iraq.shootdown/index.html|title=U.S. pilotless spy plane lost over Iraq, Pentagon sources say|publisher=CNN|date= 27 August 2001}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * September 11 - 2,996 killed in the [[September 11 attacks]] on the [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|World Trade Center]] in [[New York City]], [[The Pentagon]] in [[Arlington, Virginia]], and rural [[Pennsylvania]]. [[Saddam Hussein]] immediately declares that his government played no part in the attacks. |
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| ⚫ | * September 11 - 2,996 killed in the [[September 11 attacks]] on the [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|World Trade Center]] in [[New York City]], [[The Pentagon]] in [[Arlington, Virginia]], and rural [[Pennsylvania]]. [[Saddam Hussein]] immediately declares that his government played no part in the attacks. Also that day a U.S. military RQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle crashed near [[Basra]], Iraq claims to have shot it down.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/09/11/iraq.shootdown/|title=U.S. spy drone missing over Iraq|publisher=CNN|date=11 September 2001}}</ref> |
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* October 7 - [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|2001 U.S. Attack on Afghanistan]] begins. |
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== Notable deaths == |
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The following lists events that happened during 2001 in the Iraqi Republic.
Incumbents
Events
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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
- September 11 - 2,996 killed in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and rural Pennsylvania. Saddam Hussein immediately declares that his government played no part in the attacks. Also that day a U.S. military RQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle crashed near Basra, Iraq claims to have shot it down.[4]
Notable deaths
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External links
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References
- ^ "February 2001". 20 March 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Iraq sanctions to be eased". 20 February 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "U.S. pilotless spy plane lost over Iraq, Pentagon sources say". CNN. 27 August 2001.
- ^ "U.S. spy drone missing over Iraq". CNN. 11 September 2001.