The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Iraq.
Incumbents President: Saddam Hussein Prime Minister: Saddam Hussein Vice President: Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf Taha Yassin Ramadan Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Events 18 February – Around 2,000 protesters gather in front of the White House protesting the US threats of military strikes in Iraq. 22 February – UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrives at an agreement with Iraqi officials to resolve the crisis over UN inspections teams' presence in Iraq. 28 April – Construction starts on the Umm al-Qura Mosque, one of the largest mosques in Iraq. 29 September – The Kurdish civil war officially ends with the signing of the Washington agreement. 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.
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The University of Diyala is established.
Births
7 January – Sajjad Jasim Mousa, footballer.
Deaths
27 September – Hadi Alwai, intellectual and historian.(b.1932)
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Abd al-Malik Nuri, Iraqi writer. (b.1921) Rabab Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi poet and surgeon.(b.1918).
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