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List of bombings during the Iraq War

December 01, 2023

Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, bombings have killed thousands of people, mostly civilians. Suicide bombings have been used as a tactic in other armed struggles, but their frequency and lethality in Iraq is unprecedented.[1] During the invasion, the United States and United Kingdom dropped 29,199 bombs.[2] The article does not list these, but concentrates on the smaller number of insurgent bombings during the post-invasion phase of the Iraqi conflict (2003–present).

The main perpetrators of insurgent bombings have been Salafi jihadist organisations such as Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, and the Islamic State. Their main targets were Shia civilians, and to a lesser extent, Multi-National Force – Iraq forces.

Perpetrators edit

A 2005 Human Rights Watch report analysed the insurgency in Iraq and highlighted, "The groups that are most responsible for the abuse, namely al-Qaeda in Iraq and its allies, Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic State of Iraq, have all targeted civilians for abductions and executions. The first two groups have repeatedly boasted about massive car bombs and suicide bombs in mosques, markets, bus stations and other civilian areas. Such acts are war crimes and in some cases may constitute crimes against humanity, which are defined as serious crimes committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against a civilian population."[3]

Analysis edit

A 2008 RAND Research brief on counterinsurgency in Iraq: 2003 - 2006[4] depicts a chart that shows in June and July 2004, Iraqi insurgents began to shift their focus away from attacking U.S. and coalition forces with roadside bombs and instead began targeting the Iraqi population with suicide bombers and vehicle-borne IEDs. By increasing the number of suicide bombings against civilians and accepting their targeting in retribution, the insurgents sought to expose the weakness of the coalition-Iraqi security and reconstruction apparatus, threaten those who collaborated with the government, generate funds and propaganda, and increasingly enact sectarian revenge. The U.S. failure to adapt to this shift had dramatic consequences. By June 2004, U.S. deaths represented less than 10% of overall deaths on the battlefield and Iraqi deaths represented more than 90% - a figure that remained constant for the next 18 months of the War.

An analysis by Iraq Body Count and co-authors published in 2011 concluded that at least 12,284 civilians were killed in at least 1,003 suicide bombings in Iraq between 2003 and 2010. The study reveals that suicide bombings kill 60 times as many civilians as soldiers [5][6]

Bombings edit

This article lists all major bombings of the Second Iraq War. For bombings that occurred following the withdrawal of US troops see List of bombings during the Iraqi Insurgency (2011-present)

Date City Attack Deaths (Alleged) Perpetrator Source
7 August 2003   Baghdad 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad 17   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [7]
19 August 2003   Baghdad Canal Hotel bombing 23   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [8]
29 August 2003   Najaf Imam Ali Mosque bombing 95   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [9]
27 October 2003   Baghdad 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings 34   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [10]
12 November 2003   Nasiriyah 2003 Nasiriyah bombing 28   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [11]
27 December 2003   Karbala 2003 Karbala bombings 19   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [12]
1 February 2004   Erbil 2004 Erbil bombings 114   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [13]
2 March 2004   Karbala
  Baghdad 		2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq 158   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [14]
21 April 2004   Basra 21 April 2004 Basra bombings 74   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [15]
24 June 2004   Mosul 2004 Mosul bombings 62   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [16]
28 July 2004   Baqubah 2004 Baqubah bombing 68   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [17]
26 August 2004   Kufa 2004 Kufa mosque bombing 74   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [18]
14 September 2004   Baghdad 14 September 2004 Baghdad bombing 47   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [19]
30 September 2004   Baghdad 30 September 2004 Baghdad bombing 41   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [20]
19 December 2004   Karbala
  Najaf 		2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings 66 Unknown [21]
21 December 2004   Mosul 2004 Forward Operating Base Marez bombing 22 Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna [22]
19 January 2005   Baghdad 19 January 2005 Baghdad bombings 26   Al-Qaeda in Iraq [23]
28 February 2005   Hillah 2005 Al Hillah bombing 127 Raed Mansour Al-Banna [24]
16 July 2005   Baghdad 2005 Musayyib bombing 100   Al-Qaeda in Iraq [25]
17 August 2005   Musayyib 17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings 43 Unknown [26]
18 November 2005   Khanaqin 2005 Khanaqin bombings 74   Al-Qaeda in Iraq [27]
5 January 2006   Karbala
  Ramadi 		5 January 2006 Iraq bombings 140   Al-Qaeda in Iraq [28]
22 February 2006   Samarra 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing 0   Al-Qaeda in Iraq [29]
7 April 2006   Baghdad Buratha mosque bombing 85   Al-Qaeda in Iraq [30]
1 July 2006   Baghdad 1 July 2006 Sadr City bombing 77 The Supporters of the Sunni People [31]
23 November 2006   Baghdad 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings 215   Islamic State of Iraq [32]
16 January 2007   Baghdad Mustansiriya University bombings 70   Islamic State of Iraq [33]
22 January 2007   Baghdad 22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings 88   Islamic State of Iraq [34]
3 February 2007   Baghdad 3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing 135   Islamic State of Iraq [35]
12 February 2007   Baghdad 12 February 2007 Baghdad bombings 76   Islamic State of Iraq [36]
18 February 2007   Baghdad 18 February 2007 Baghdad bombings 63   Islamic State of Iraq [37]
6 March 2007   Hillah 2007 Al Hillah bombings 200   Islamic State of Iraq [38]
27 March 2007   Tal Afar 2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre 152   Islamic State of Iraq [39]
29 March 2007   Baghdad 29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings 82   Islamic State of Iraq [40]
12 April 2007   Baghdad 2007 Iraqi Parliament bombing 1   Islamic State of Iraq [41]
14 April 2007   Karbala 2007 Karbala mosque bombings 42   Islamic State of Iraq [42]
18 April 2007   Baghdad 18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings 198   Islamic State of Iraq [43]
28 April 2007   Karbala 2007 Karbala mosque bombings 68   Islamic State of Iraq [44]
13 May 2007   Makhmour 2007 Makhmour bombing 50   Islamic State of Iraq [45]
13 June 2007   Samarra 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing 0 Iraqi Baath Party [46]
7 July 2007   Amirli 2007 Amirli bombing 156   Islamic State of Iraq [47]
16 July 2007   Kirkuk 2007 Kirkuk bombings 86   Islamic State of Iraq [48]
26 July 2007   Baghdad 26 July 2007 Baghdad market bombing 92   Islamic State of Iraq [49]
1 August 2007   Baghdad 1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings 74   Islamic State of Iraq [50]
14 August 2007   Til Ezer
  Siba Sheikh Khidir 		2007 Yazidi communities bombings 796   Islamic State of Iraq [51]
13 December 2007   Amarah 2007 Al Amarah bombings 46   Islamic State of Iraq [52]
1 February 2008   Baghdad 1 February 2008 Baghdad bombings 98   Islamic State of Iraq [53]
10 February 2008   Balad 2008 Balad bombing 25   Islamic State of Iraq [54]
6 March 2008   Baghdad 6 March 2008 Baghdad bombing 68   Islamic State of Iraq [55]
17 March 2008   Karbala 2008 Karbala bombing 42   Islamic State of Iraq [56]
17 June 2008   Baghdad 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing 51   Islamic State of Iraq [57]
15 July 2008   Baquba 2008 Baquba bombings 35   Islamic State of Iraq [58]
12 September 2008   Dujail 2008 Dujail bombing 31   Islamic State of Iraq [59]
11 December 2008   Dujail Abdullah restaurant bombing 55   Islamic State of Iraq [60]
8 March 2009   Baghdad 2009 Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing 28   Islamic State of Iraq [61]
6 April 2009   Baghdad 2009 Baghdad bombings 34   Islamic State of Iraq [62]
23 April 2009   Baghdad
  Miqdadiyah 		23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks 76   Islamic State of Iraq [63]
20 June 2009   Taza 2009 Taza bombing 73   Islamic State of Iraq [64]
24 June 2009   Baghdad June 2009 Baghdad bombing 69   Islamic State of Iraq [65]
30 June 2009   Kirkuk 2009 Kirkuk bombing 40   Islamic State of Iraq [66]
9 July 2009   Tal Afar 2009 Tal Afar bombing 40   Islamic State of Iraq [67]
19 August 2009   Baghdad August 2009 Baghdad bombings 101   Islamic State of Iraq [68]
25 October 2009   Baghdad October 2009 Baghdad bombings 155   Islamic State of Iraq [69]
8 December 2009   Baghdad December 2009 Baghdad bombings 127   Islamic State of Iraq [70]
25 January 2010   Baghdad 25 January 2010 Baghdad bombings 41   Islamic State of Iraq [71]
1 February 2010   Baghdad 1 February 2010 Baghdad bombing 54   Islamic State of Iraq [72]
3 March 2010   Baghdad 2010 Baqubah bombings 33   Islamic State of Iraq [73]
23 April 2010   Baghdad April 2010 Baghdad bombings 85   Islamic State of Iraq [74]
10 May 2010   Various cities 10 May 2010 Iraq attacks 114   Islamic State of Iraq [75]
8 July 2010   Baghdad July 2010 Baghdad attacks 70   Islamic State of Iraq [76]
17 August 2010   Baghdad 17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings 69   Islamic State of Iraq [77]
25 August 2010   Various cities 25 August 2010 Iraq bombings 53   Islamic State of Iraq [78]
19 September 2010   Baghdad 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings 31   Islamic State of Iraq [79]
31 October 2010   Baghdad 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings 69   Islamic State of Iraq [80]
2 November 2010   Baghdad 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings 113   Islamic State of Iraq [81]
18 January 2011   Tikrit January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks 63   Islamic State of Iraq [82]
19 January 2011   Baqubah January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks 12   Islamic State of Iraq [83]
20 January 2011   Karbala January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks 56   Islamic State of Iraq [84]
24 January 2011   Baghdad
  Karbala 		24 January 2011 Iraq bombings 56   Islamic State of Iraq [85]
27 January 2011   Baghdad 27 January 2011 Baghdad bombing 48   Islamic State of Iraq [86]
12 February 2011   Samarra 2011 Samarra bombing 48   Islamic State of Iraq [87]
29 March 2011   Tikrit 2011 Tikrit assault 65   Islamic State of Iraq [88]
5 May 2011   Hillah 2011 Al Hillah bombing 24   Islamic State of Iraq [89]
21 June 2011   Diwaniyah 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing 27   Islamic State of Iraq [90]
5 July 2011   Taji 2011 Taji bombings 35   Islamic State of Iraq [91]
15 August 2011   Various cities 15 August 2011 Iraq attacks 64   Islamic State of Iraq [92]
28 August 2011   Baghdad 28 August 2011 Baghdad bombing 32   Islamic State of Iraq [93]
25 September 2011   Karbala 2011 Karbala bombing 25   Islamic State of Iraq [94]
7 October 2011   Baghdad October 2011 Baghdad bombings 7   Islamic State of Iraq [95]
10 October 2011   Baghdad October 2011 Baghdad bombings 10   Islamic State of Iraq [96]
12 October 2011   Baghdad October 2011 Baghdad bombings 29   Islamic State of Iraq [97]
13 October 2011   Baghdad October 2011 Baghdad bombings 18   Islamic State of Iraq [98]
24 November 2011   Basra 2011 Basra bombings 18   Islamic State of Iraq [99]

See also edit

References edit

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External links edit

  • Baghdad: Mapping the violence (BBC)
  • Project Iraq Body Count

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Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq bombings have killed thousands of people mostly civilians Suicide bombings have been used as a tactic in other armed struggles but their frequency and lethality in Iraq is unprecedented 1 During the invasion the United States and United Kingdom dropped 29 199 bombs 2 The article does not list these but concentrates on the smaller number of insurgent bombings during the post invasion phase of the Iraqi conflict 2003 present The main perpetrators of insurgent bombings have been Salafi jihadist organisations such as Al Qaeda in Iraq Jamaat Ansar al Sunna and the Islamic State Their main targets were Shia civilians and to a lesser extent Multi National Force Iraq forces Contents 1 Perpetrators 2 Analysis 3 Bombings 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPerpetrators editA 2005 Human Rights Watch report analysed the insurgency in Iraq and highlighted The groups that are most responsible for the abuse namely al Qaeda in Iraq and its allies Ansar al Sunna and the Islamic State of Iraq have all targeted civilians for abductions and executions The first two groups have repeatedly boasted about massive car bombs and suicide bombs in mosques markets bus stations and other civilian areas Such acts are war crimes and in some cases may constitute crimes against humanity which are defined as serious crimes committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against a civilian population 3 Analysis editA 2008 RAND Research brief on counterinsurgency in Iraq 2003 2006 4 depicts a chart that shows in June and July 2004 Iraqi insurgents began to shift their focus away from attacking U S and coalition forces with roadside bombs and instead began targeting the Iraqi population with suicide bombers and vehicle borne IEDs By increasing the number of suicide bombings against civilians and accepting their targeting in retribution the insurgents sought to expose the weakness of the coalition Iraqi security and reconstruction apparatus threaten those who collaborated with the government generate funds and propaganda and increasingly enact sectarian revenge The U S failure to adapt to this shift had dramatic consequences By June 2004 U S deaths represented less than 10 of overall deaths on the battlefield and Iraqi deaths represented more than 90 a figure that remained constant for the next 18 months of the War An analysis by Iraq Body Count and co authors published in 2011 concluded that at least 12 284 civilians were killed in at least 1 003 suicide bombings in Iraq between 2003 and 2010 The study reveals that suicide bombings kill 60 times as many civilians as soldiers 5 6 Bombings editThis article lists all major bombings of the Second Iraq War For bombings that occurred following the withdrawal of US troops see List of bombings during the Iraqi Insurgency 2011 present Date City Attack Deaths Alleged Perpetrator Source7 August 2003 nbsp Baghdad 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad 17 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 7 19 August 2003 nbsp Baghdad Canal Hotel bombing 23 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 8 29 August 2003 nbsp Najaf Imam Ali Mosque bombing 95 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 9 27 October 2003 nbsp Baghdad 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings 34 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 10 12 November 2003 nbsp Nasiriyah 2003 Nasiriyah bombing 28 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 11 27 December 2003 nbsp Karbala 2003 Karbala bombings 19 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 12 1 February 2004 nbsp Erbil 2004 Erbil bombings 114 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 13 2 March 2004 nbsp Karbala nbsp Baghdad 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq 158 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 14 21 April 2004 nbsp Basra 21 April 2004 Basra bombings 74 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 15 24 June 2004 nbsp Mosul 2004 Mosul bombings 62 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 16 28 July 2004 nbsp Baqubah 2004 Baqubah bombing 68 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 17 26 August 2004 nbsp Kufa 2004 Kufa mosque bombing 74 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 18 14 September 2004 nbsp Baghdad 14 September 2004 Baghdad bombing 47 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 19 30 September 2004 nbsp Baghdad 30 September 2004 Baghdad bombing 41 nbsp Jama at al Tawhid wal Jihad 20 19 December 2004 nbsp Karbala nbsp Najaf 2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings 66 Unknown 21 21 December 2004 nbsp Mosul 2004 Forward Operating Base Marez bombing 22 Jamaat Ansar al Sunna 22 19 January 2005 nbsp Baghdad 19 January 2005 Baghdad bombings 26 nbsp Al Qaeda in Iraq 23 28 February 2005 nbsp Hillah 2005 Al Hillah bombing 127 Raed Mansour Al Banna 24 16 July 2005 nbsp Baghdad 2005 Musayyib bombing 100 nbsp Al Qaeda in Iraq 25 17 August 2005 nbsp Musayyib 17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings 43 Unknown 26 18 November 2005 nbsp Khanaqin 2005 Khanaqin bombings 74 nbsp Al Qaeda in Iraq 27 5 January 2006 nbsp Karbala nbsp Ramadi 5 January 2006 Iraq bombings 140 nbsp Al Qaeda in Iraq 28 22 February 2006 nbsp Samarra 2006 al Askari mosque bombing 0 nbsp Al Qaeda in Iraq 29 7 April 2006 nbsp Baghdad Buratha mosque bombing 85 nbsp Al Qaeda in Iraq 30 1 July 2006 nbsp Baghdad 1 July 2006 Sadr City bombing 77 The Supporters of the Sunni People 31 23 November 2006 nbsp Baghdad 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings 215 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 32 16 January 2007 nbsp Baghdad Mustansiriya University bombings 70 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 33 22 January 2007 nbsp Baghdad 22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings 88 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 34 3 February 2007 nbsp Baghdad 3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing 135 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 35 12 February 2007 nbsp Baghdad 12 February 2007 Baghdad bombings 76 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 36 18 February 2007 nbsp Baghdad 18 February 2007 Baghdad bombings 63 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 37 6 March 2007 nbsp Hillah 2007 Al Hillah bombings 200 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 38 27 March 2007 nbsp Tal Afar 2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre 152 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 39 29 March 2007 nbsp Baghdad 29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings 82 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 40 12 April 2007 nbsp Baghdad 2007 Iraqi Parliament bombing 1 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 41 14 April 2007 nbsp Karbala 2007 Karbala mosque bombings 42 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 42 18 April 2007 nbsp Baghdad 18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings 198 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 43 28 April 2007 nbsp Karbala 2007 Karbala mosque bombings 68 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 44 13 May 2007 nbsp Makhmour 2007 Makhmour bombing 50 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 45 13 June 2007 nbsp Samarra 2007 al Askari mosque bombing 0 Iraqi Baath Party 46 7 July 2007 nbsp Amirli 2007 Amirli bombing 156 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 47 16 July 2007 nbsp Kirkuk 2007 Kirkuk bombings 86 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 48 26 July 2007 nbsp Baghdad 26 July 2007 Baghdad market bombing 92 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 49 1 August 2007 nbsp Baghdad 1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings 74 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 50 14 August 2007 nbsp Til Ezer nbsp Siba Sheikh Khidir 2007 Yazidi communities bombings 796 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 51 13 December 2007 nbsp Amarah 2007 Al Amarah bombings 46 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 52 1 February 2008 nbsp Baghdad 1 February 2008 Baghdad bombings 98 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 53 10 February 2008 nbsp Balad 2008 Balad bombing 25 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 54 6 March 2008 nbsp Baghdad 6 March 2008 Baghdad bombing 68 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 55 17 March 2008 nbsp Karbala 2008 Karbala bombing 42 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 56 17 June 2008 nbsp Baghdad 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing 51 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 57 15 July 2008 nbsp Baquba 2008 Baquba bombings 35 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 58 12 September 2008 nbsp Dujail 2008 Dujail bombing 31 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 59 11 December 2008 nbsp Dujail Abdullah restaurant bombing 55 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 60 8 March 2009 nbsp Baghdad 2009 Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing 28 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 61 6 April 2009 nbsp Baghdad 2009 Baghdad bombings 34 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 62 23 April 2009 nbsp Baghdad nbsp Miqdadiyah 23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks 76 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 63 20 June 2009 nbsp Taza 2009 Taza bombing 73 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 64 24 June 2009 nbsp Baghdad June 2009 Baghdad bombing 69 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 65 30 June 2009 nbsp Kirkuk 2009 Kirkuk bombing 40 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 66 9 July 2009 nbsp Tal Afar 2009 Tal Afar bombing 40 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 67 19 August 2009 nbsp Baghdad August 2009 Baghdad bombings 101 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 68 25 October 2009 nbsp Baghdad October 2009 Baghdad bombings 155 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 69 8 December 2009 nbsp Baghdad December 2009 Baghdad bombings 127 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 70 25 January 2010 nbsp Baghdad 25 January 2010 Baghdad bombings 41 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 71 1 February 2010 nbsp Baghdad 1 February 2010 Baghdad bombing 54 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 72 3 March 2010 nbsp Baghdad 2010 Baqubah bombings 33 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 73 23 April 2010 nbsp Baghdad April 2010 Baghdad bombings 85 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 74 10 May 2010 nbsp Various cities 10 May 2010 Iraq attacks 114 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 75 8 July 2010 nbsp Baghdad July 2010 Baghdad attacks 70 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 76 17 August 2010 nbsp Baghdad 17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings 69 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 77 25 August 2010 nbsp Various cities 25 August 2010 Iraq bombings 53 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 78 19 September 2010 nbsp Baghdad 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings 31 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 79 31 October 2010 nbsp Baghdad 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings 69 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 80 2 November 2010 nbsp Baghdad 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings 113 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 81 18 January 2011 nbsp Tikrit January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks 63 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 82 19 January 2011 nbsp Baqubah January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks 12 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 83 20 January 2011 nbsp Karbala January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks 56 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 84 24 January 2011 nbsp Baghdad nbsp Karbala 24 January 2011 Iraq bombings 56 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 85 27 January 2011 nbsp Baghdad 27 January 2011 Baghdad bombing 48 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 86 12 February 2011 nbsp Samarra 2011 Samarra bombing 48 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 87 29 March 2011 nbsp Tikrit 2011 Tikrit assault 65 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 88 5 May 2011 nbsp Hillah 2011 Al Hillah bombing 24 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 89 21 June 2011 nbsp Diwaniyah 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing 27 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 90 5 July 2011 nbsp Taji 2011 Taji bombings 35 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 91 15 August 2011 nbsp Various cities 15 August 2011 Iraq attacks 64 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 92 28 August 2011 nbsp Baghdad 28 August 2011 Baghdad bombing 32 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 93 25 September 2011 nbsp Karbala 2011 Karbala bombing 25 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 94 7 October 2011 nbsp Baghdad October 2011 Baghdad bombings 7 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 95 10 October 2011 nbsp Baghdad October 2011 Baghdad bombings 10 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 96 12 October 2011 nbsp Baghdad October 2011 Baghdad bombings 29 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 97 13 October 2011 nbsp Baghdad October 2011 Baghdad bombings 18 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 98 24 November 2011 nbsp Basra 2011 Basra bombings 18 nbsp Islamic State of Iraq 99 See also editTerrorist incidents in Iraq in 2016 Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2015 Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2014 Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2013 Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2012References edit Williams Carol J June 2 2005 Suicide attacks soaring in Iraq Post gazette com Retrieved January 31 2009 Off Target The Conduct of the War and Civilian Casualties in Iraq Part II Conduct of the Air War Report Human Rights Watch December 2003 ISBN 1564322939 Retrieved December 1 2021 Iraq Insurgent Groups Responsible for War Crimes Human Rights News October 3 2005 Retrieved August 29 2006 Pirnie Bruce R O Connell Edward 17 January 2008 Counterinsurgency in Iraq 2003 2006 Retrieved 27 June 2015 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