Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2020 Iraq attacks

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The result was keep. Moved to Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020. (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 21:57, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2020 Iraq attacks

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WP:SYNTH list of completely unnotable unrelated happenings (terrorist attacks, IED explosions, a tribal conflict, an accidental death from an errant mortar shell, a robbery, etc.) being presented as a string of linked events. Really the only common theme is that they caused deaths and happened between late August and now in Iraq. Almost all of the entries are sourced to National Iraqi News Agency, whose articles provide barely any more detail than is contained in this list. There is no way this passes any sort of WP:LISTN or WP:GNG, being basically routine news reporting. ansh.666 01:50, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 07:12, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Terrorism-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 07:12, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iraq-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 07:12, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: is this not supposed to be something like the pages in Category:Lists of terrorist incidents in Iraq by year? --HyperGaruda (talk) 05:15, 23 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; a few years - including 2020 - are missing from that. Jim Michael (talk) 14:41, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rename Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020. Jim Michael (talk) 14:41, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and rename to Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020.BabbaQ (talk) 16:19, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. What is the rationale for grouping these by year over all else? —Brigade Piron (talk) 17:42, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 09:33, 27 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The rationale is the same as for Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2003, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2004, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2005 etc. They form a chronicle of attacks in the Iraq wars & insurgencies. Jim Michael (talk) 17:38, 27 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fine with making Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020 but I don't feel like the current page is useful as a starting point. Maybe half of the "attacks" listed are actually terrorist incidents, and all but maybe two or three need better sourcing to even be included in such a list. I think it would be better to start from scratch. ansh.666 03:16, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There's no problem with the format/layout of the article. If some of the entries have inadequate sourcing &/or aren't terrorist attacks, the article can be altered accordingly. It's no reason to delete the article. This year should have an article like this, as most years from 2003 onwards should & do. Jim Michael (talk) 05:15, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.