This is a list of terrorist incidents in Iraq from 2003 to the present.
Summary counts Terror attacks in Iraq per year according to the Statista Research Department (2006–2020), Iraq’s Counter Terrorism Service – CTS and US Department of State (2021, 2022):
Terrorist incidents in the 2020s
2023 See also: Attacks on US bases +NameDateDeadInjuredInvolvedLocation - Circumstances2023 Tarmiyah attackApril 884Islamic StateBaghdad Governorate, North of Baghdad, near Tarmiyah – A PMF convoy was attacked by ISIS members, killing eight and injuring four.Murder of Khwanas WiryaJune 2210IslamistSulaymaniyah Governorate, Chamchamal2023 Salah al-Din attacksJune 291324Islamic StateSalah al-Din province – Several villages were attacked by ISIS members, killing 13 people and injuring 24 others.2023 Al-Sa’adiya market attackOctober 14915Islamic StateDiyala Governorate, Al-Sa’adiya – A car bomb near a market in the town of Al-Sa’adiya killed 9 civilians and injured 15.2023 Al-Asad Airbase attackNovember 208IAMGs (Iran-aligned militia groups)Al Anbar Governorate, Al-Asad Airbase – Eight U.S. military members were injured by a ballistic missile attack.2023 Erbil Airbase attackDecember 253IAMGs (Iran-aligned militia groups)Erbil Governorate, Erbil Airbase – Three members of the U.S. military were injured by a drone attack.
2022 +NameDateDeadInjuredInvolvedLocation - Circumstances2022 Diyala massacreJanuary 1211Islamic StateDiyala Governorate, Al-Azim2022 Diyala attackJanuary 2111Islamic StateDiyala Governorate – ISIS members attacked an Iraqi Army outpost, killing 11 soldiers.2022 May attacksMay 24126Islamic StateKirkuk Governorate – In two separate attacks, ISIS members killed 12 and injured six people in the South of the Kirkuk province.2022 Kirkuk bombingDecember 18102Islamic StateKirkuk Governorate, Riyadh district, near the village of Chalal al-Matar – Nine Iraqi federal police members died in an IED attack.
2021 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2021
2020 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020
Terrorist incidents in the 2010s
2019 +NameDateDeadInjuredInvolvedLocation - Circumstances2019 Karbala bombingSeptember 20125+Islamic StateKarbala Governorate, near Karbala – A bomb exploded on a minibus and killed 12 civilians and injured at least 5.
2018 +NameDateDeadInjuredInvolvedLocation - Circumstances2018 Baghdad bombingsJanuary 1538105+Islamic StateBaghdad Governorate, Baghdad – Two suicide bombings took place at al-Tayaran Square of Baghdad, killing 36 and injuring more than 105.2018 Asdira funeral bombingApril 122518Islamic StateSaladin Governorate, Al-Shirqat District, Asdira
2017 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2017
2016 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2016
2015 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2015
2014 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2014
2013 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2013
2012 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2012
2011 +NameDateDeadInjuredInvolvedLocation - Circumstances2011 Al Hillah bombingMay 52472+Islamic StateBabylon Governorate, Hillah – A suicide bomber detonated a car filled with explosives at a local police station, killing 24 and injuring at least 72.22 December 2011 Baghdad bombingsOctober 2011 Baghdad bombings2011 Basra bombings2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing15 August 2011 Iraq attacksJanuary 2011 Iraq attacks2011 Karbala bombing2011 Samarra bombing2011 Taji bombings2011 Tikrit assaultAugust 2011 Umm al-Qura Mosque bombing
2010 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2010
Terrorist incidents in the 2000s
2009 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2009
2008 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2008
2007 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2007
2006 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2006
2005 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2005
2004 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2004
2003 See: Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2003
See also
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) Persecution of Christians by the Islamic State Iraqi Turkmen genocide Persecution of Iraqi Turkmen in Ba'athist Iraq Human rights in Ba'athist Iraq Human rights in Islamic State-controlled territory Iraq War and the war on terror Al-Qaeda in Iraq
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