Editing 2005 in Iraq (section)

===March===
*March 2 – Judge Barwez Mohammed Mahmoud al-Merwani and his son Aryan Barwez al-Merwani are murdered in the [[Azamyiah district]]. Also 10 people are killed in attacks on an Iraqi army base and a checkpoint in Baghdad.
*March 3 – Two car bombs exploded near Iraq's Interior Ministry killing at least five policemen. In total 17 people are killed in various incidents.
*March 4 – Four U.S. soldiers are killed in [[Al Anbar Governorate]]. An Italian hostage, journalist [[Giuliana Sgrena]] is hurt by [[friendly fire]] shortly after [[Rescue of Giuliana Sgrena|her rescue]], and an Italian secret service agent escorting her, [[Nicola Calipari]], is killed.
*March 7 – 33 people are killed and dozens wounded as Iraqi insurgents attack in [[Baqouba]] and Baghdad.
*March 9 – A suicide car bomb attack reportedly carried out by a group linked to al-Qaeda kills three and injures more than 20 people in Baghdad.
*March 10 – At least 47 people are killed by a suicide bomber who blows himself up at a [[Shia]] funeral service in the northern city of [[Mosul]].
*March 20 – A gun battle between Iraqi insurgents and US troops near Baghdad leaves 24 rebels dead. Earlier, a suicide bomber kills the head of the police anti-corruption department in the northern city of Mosul. Insurgents then attack his funeral, killing at least two other people.