Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2009

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This article details major terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2009. In 2009, there were 257 suicide bombings in Iraq. On April 23, a suicide bombing to a restaurant in Miqdadiyah killed 57 people, while a separate bombing in southeastern Baghdad killed 28. The next day, on April 24, a Shi'a shrine was targeted, in a bombing that killed 60. October and December saw two attacks kill over 100 people, with bombings on October 25 (155 deaths) and December 8 (over 100 deaths).

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A map depicting the number of terrorist incidents occurring in the year 2009 across the world. Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are shown as having suffered the most attacks

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