Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020

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Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020
Part of the Iraqi insurgency
LocationIraq
Date2020
Attack type
Bombing, shooting
WeaponsBombs, guns, missiles
Deaths34 (+1)
Injured24

Many attacks occurred in 2020 in Iraq. They left at least 34 people dead and another 24 were injured. An insurgent was also killed.

Timeline of attacks[]

Date Location Dead Injured Details
11 March Baghdad 3 0 2020 Camp Taji attacks - Three soldiers - two American and one British - were killed when a missile hit a military base in Baghdad.[1]
28 August Al-Maamel, Al- Husayniyah district 2 17 At least 2 people were killed and another 17 were injured in Al-Maamel, Al- Husayniyah district.[2]
30 August Al-Haytawin, Diyala Governorate 1 2 ISIS kill one and injured two others in Al-Haytawin, Diyala Governorate.[3]
1 September Kirkuk Governorate 1 (+1) Unknown A woman was killed by a suicide bombing in Kirkuk Governorate.[4]
1 September Kirkuk Governorate 1 1 Insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant kill a soldier in Kirkuk Governorate.[5]
3 September Karaj area 2 0 An attack left at least two women dead in Karaj area.[6]
5 September Al-Qalaa, Jalawla sub-district 2 1 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant killed two soldiers in Jalawla sub-district.[7]
6 September Bashir, Kirkuk District, Kirkuk Governorate 1 0 Missile attack in Bashir village, Kirkuk Governorate killed one.[8]
7 September Baghdad Governorate 5 0 5 people were killed in Baghdad Governorate.[9]
8 September Diwaniyah-Babylon highway 3 0 A bomb killed 3 police on the Diwaniyah-Babylon highway.[10]
12 September Mosul 1 0 Two bombs were detonated, killing one civilian in Mosul.[11]
13 September Diyala Governorate 1 0 A civilian was shot dead in Diyala Governorate[12]
17 September Kirkuk Governorate 4 0 A convoy hit by a bomb kills 4 fighter from Popular Mobilization Forces in Kirkuk Governorate.[13]
18 September Unknown 2 1 Kurdish insurgents kills at least 2 Turkish soldiers after attack a military base with rockets.[14]
28 September Baghdad 5 2 A missile hit a house in Baghdad close to the airport.[15] The attack left at least 5 people dead including 3 children and another 2 children were injured.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ Rubin, Alissa J.; Schmitt, Eric (Mar 11, 2020). "Rocket Attack Kills Three U.S. Coalition Members in Iraq". Retrieved Sep 29, 2020 – via The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Security Source: 2 Dead, 17 Wounded, And Civilian Cars Burned In The Tribal Conflict In Al-Husayniyah Area". National Iraqi News Agency. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Three Civilians Killed And Wounded In An ISIS Attack On A Village North Of Baquba, Diyala Governorate". National Iraqi News Agency. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "A Female Citizen Killed And A Number Of Affiliates And Civilians Wounded In A Suicide Bombing In Southern Kirkuk". National Iraqi News Agency. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ^ "1 Soldier Killed Another Wounded South of Kirkuk". National Iraqi News Agency. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ "A Gang Kills Two Elderly women After Stealing Their Jewelry, East Of Mosul". National Iraqi News Agency. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Two soldiers were killed and a night guard was wounded in an ISIS attack on a village northeast of Baqubah". National Iraqi News Agency. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. ^ "The Son Of The Religious Authority's Representative In Kirkuk Killed By The Fall Of A Mortar Shell". National Iraqi News Agency. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ^ "A family of five persons killed in an armed attack, east of Baghdad". National Iraqi News Agency. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. ^ "/ 3 / policemen of Diwaniyah were killed and wounded when an explosive device exploded on a convoy carrying International Coalition equipment". National Iraqi News Agency. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Security Source: A Civilian Killed When 2 IEDs Exploded South of Mosul". National Iraqi News Agency. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Unidentified Gunmen Assassinate A Civilian In Baladruz District In Diyala Governorate". ninanews.com. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "4 Fighters Of PMF Martyred In An ISIS Attack, South Of Kirkuk". ninanews.com. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
  14. ^ Reuters Staff (Sep 18, 2020). "Two Turkish troops killed in attack in northern Iraq: ministry". Retrieved Sep 29, 2020 – via Reuters.
  15. ^ "Iraq: Five civilians killed in Baghdad rocket attack". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
  16. ^ "Joint Operations Command: Five people were killed and two children were wounded by targeting their house with a Katyusha missile, near Baghdad airport". National Iraqi News Agency. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.


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