List of bombings during the Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)

This article lists major bombings during the Iraqi Insurgency (18 December 2011 – 30 December 2013) following the withdrawal of US troops at the end of the Iraq War.

Bombings edit

Date City Attack Deaths (Alleged) Perpetrator Source
22 December 2011   Baghdad 22 December 2011 Baghdad bombings 69   Islamic State [1]
5 January 2012   Nasiriyah 5 January 2012 Iraq bombings 44   Islamic State [2]
5 January 2012   Baghdad 5 January 2012 Iraq bombings 29   Islamic State [3]
14 January 2012   Basra 14 January 2012 Basra bombing 53   Islamic State [4]
27 January 2012   Baghdad 27 January 2012 Baghdad bombing 32   Islamic State [5]
23 February 2012   Baghdad
  Tikrit
23 February 2012 Iraq attacks 83   Islamic State [6]
20 March 2012   Various cities 20 March 2012 Iraq attacks 52   Islamic State [7]
13 June 2012   Various cities 13 June 2012 Iraq attacks 93   Islamic State [8]
23 July 2012   Various cities 23 July 2012 Iraq attacks 116   Islamic State [9]
16 August 2012   Various cities 16 August 2012 Iraq attacks 128   Islamic State [10]
9 September 2012   Various cities 9 September 2012 Iraq attacks 108   Islamic State [11]
19 March 2013   Various cities 19 March 2013 Iraq attacks 98   Islamic State [12]
15 April 2013   Various cities 15 April 2013 Iraq attacks 75   Islamic State [13]
18 April 2013   Baghdad 18 April 2013 Baghdad bombing 27   Islamic State [14]
15 - 21 May 2013   Various cities May 2013 Iraq attacks 449   Islamic State [15]
27 May 2013   Baghdad 27 May 2013 Baghdad bombings 71   Islamic State [16]
10 June 2013   Various cities 10 June 2013 Iraq attacks 94   Islamic State [17]
16 June 2013   Various cities 10 June 2013 Iraq attacks 54   Islamic State [18]
2 - 14 July 2013   Various cities July 2013 Iraq attacks 389   Islamic State [19]
1 September 2013   Camp Ashraf 2013 Camp Ashraf massacre 52 Kata'ib Hezbollah and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq [20]
20 September 2013   Samarra 20 September Samarra attack 25   Islamic State [21]
21 September 2013   Various cities 21 September 2013 Iraq attacks 115   Islamic State [22]
4 December 2013   Various cities 4 December 2013 Iraq attacks 35   Islamic State [23]
25 December 2013   Baghdad 2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings 38   Islamic State [24] No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.[25]

References edit

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  19. ^ "Tuesday Terror: 86 Iraqis Killed, 234 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  20. ^ Ashish Kumar Sen (1 September 2013). "52 Iranian exiles killed at Iraq's Camp Ashraf". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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  23. ^ "Another Security Installation Targeted in Iraq; 31 Killed, 106 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  24. ^ "Christmas attacks show security challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan". CNN. 26 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  25. ^ "U.S. condemns Christmas attacks that kill 37 Christians in Iraq". Los Angeles Times. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.