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

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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

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  1. ^ / "Baghdad bomb attacks leave scores dead and hundreds injured". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ "Iraq: Bombings in Baghdad and Nasiriya kill scores". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Iraq: Bombings in Baghdad and Nasiriya kill scores". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Iraq suicide bomb kills 50 in Basra pilgrims attack". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Iraq suicide blast kills dozens in Baghdad". CBS. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. ^ al-Salhy, Suadad (25 March 2012). "INSIGHT-Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Iraq: wave of bomb attacks 'kill 84'". BBC News. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Late night attacks take Iraq death toll to 116: police, medics". Reuters. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Bloody day of blasts in Iraq kills more than 70". Reuters. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  11. ^ "Explosions kill 58 in Iraq, French consulate hit". Reuters. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Baghdad Shia areas hit by deadly car bombs". BBC News. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Iraq's Bloody Monday: 75 Killed, 356 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Iraq violence: Baghdad cafe hit by deadly bomb attack". BBC News. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Iraq Horror: 42 Killed, 141 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  16. ^ "Iraq Carnage Leaves 81 Killed, 246 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Another Bloody Monday in Iraq: 94 Killed, 289 Wounded". original.antiwar.com. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Iraq's Shi'ite South Targeted: 54 Killed, 174 Wounded". Antiwar (antiwar.com). 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  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.
  21. ^ "Iraq Sunni mosque blasts kill 18 (AFP, 20 September 2013)". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Baghdad bombings target Shia funeral". Al-Jazeera. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  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.