Editing 2005 in Iraq (section)

===June===
[[File:Mesud Barzani.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Masoud Barzani]] was elected as the President of the [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] region by the Parliament of [[Iraqi Kurdistan]].]]
* June 12 –
** French journalist Florence Aubenas and her Iraqi interpreter Hussein Hanoun al-Saadi were freed after five months of captivity in Iraq.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4084978.stm (BBC)]</ref>
** 28 bodies, believed to mainly be [[Sunni]] [[Arab]]s, have been found in [[Baghdad]] sidestreets.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4086004.stm (BBC)]</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050612/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq (A.P)]</ref>
** Four [[US Soldier]]s die from two [[Improvised explosive device|roadside bombs]] in [[Baghdad]], bringing the total death toll of US troops to over 1,700.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050612/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq (Associated Press)]</ref>
** [[Kurd]]ish parliament in Northern [[Iraq]] elects [[Masoud Barzani]] as a president of the region<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8764477 (Reuters)]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* June 14 – 22 people died following a [[suicide bomb]]ing in [[Kirkuk]], northern [[Iraq]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4090626.stm|title = Iraq 'no more safe than in 2003'|date = 15 June 2005}}</ref>
* June 15 – [[Douglas Wood (engineer)|Douglas Wood]], an [[Australia]]n hostage residing in [[California]] is released in [[Iraq]] after 47 days in captivity, and is now being moved to a secret location.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1393894.htm|title=The World Today - Douglas Wood's family expresses relief at his release|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>
* June 16 – Five [[U.S. Marine]]s die from a roadside bomb in [[Ramadi]], Western [[Iraq]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4098178.stm|title = Bomb kills five marines in Iraq|date = 16 June 2005}}</ref>
* June 20 – A [[Suicide bomber]] in [[Iraq]] kills 13 [[Iraqi police|policemen]], and injured more than 100 people, in the city of [[Irbil]], northern [[Iraq]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4109908.stm BBC News]</ref>