page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq
caption_attribution_description: English: Transfer of Qayara Airfield West from Operation Inherent Resolve to Iraqi security forces
context_page_description: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to Iraq in February 2020.
context_section_description: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to Iraq in February 2020.
caption: Iraqi security forces wearing sick masks during the transfer of an airfield in March 2020.
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