Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2014

This list is limited to bombings and does not include other forms of attacks.

January

• January 2: A truck bomb killed 19 people in Baghdad. ^[1]
• January 5: 20 people were killed in a series of bombings targeting a Shiite suburb. ^[2]
• January 15: 75 people were killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad and Baquba. ^[3]
• January 18: A series of car bombings killed 30 people in Anbar province. ^[4]
• January 30: Six suicide bombers entered an Iraqi ministry building and killed 24 people before security forces regained control. ^[5]

February

• February 10: 22 people were killed when a terrorist accidentally blew himself up while demonstrating how to use an explosive belt. ^[6]
• February 13: Two bombs killed 6 people and wounded 18 in Baghdad. ^[7]
• February 18: 33 people were killed in a wave of car bombs in Baghdad. ^[8]

March

• March 9: At least 32 people were killed when a minibus packed with explosives exploded at a checkpoint in the city of Hilla. ^[9]
• March 27: Bombings killed 33 people in Baghdad. ^[10]

April

• April 9: Car bombs killed 24 people across Iraq. ^[11]
• April 20: Car bombs and a suicide bomber killed 9 people and injured 39 others. ^[12]
• April 28: A suicide bomber killed 25 people in Khanaqi. ^[13]

May

• May 13: A wave of car bombs targeting Shiites killed at least 34 people. ^[14]
• May 22: At least 24 Shia pilgrims were killed in three bombings in Baghdad. ^[13]
• May 27: A suicide bomber killed 17 people in Baghdad. ^[15]

June

• June 8: At least 18 people were killed in a bombing attacking the office of Jalal Talabani's Kurdish political party. ^[16]
• June 9: At least 30 people were killed in a double bombing targeting the offices of a Kurdish political party. ^[17]
• June 15: 9 people were killed and 20 wounded after an attack near Tahrir Square. Further bombs went off after nightfall killing 3 people. ^[18]
• June 25: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a market in Baghdad killing 13 people and wounding 25 ^[19]

July

• July 4: A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle at a security forces position north of Baghdad killing 15. ^[18]
• July 9: Three car bombs exploded in front of a court in Hilia killing five and wounding 17. ^[20]
• July 11: 28 people died following a suicide bombing in Kirkut. ^[21]
• July 23: A suicide bombing killed 33 people in Baghdad. ^[22]
• July 24: A car bomb killed 21 people in Baghdad. ^[23]

August

• August 23: A series of bombings killed 35 people across Iraq. ^[24]
• August 26: A car bomb killed 10 people in Baghdad. ^[25]
• August 30: A suicide bomber killed 11 people in a town south of Baghdad. ^[26]
• August 31: Two suicide bombers killed 10 people in Ramadi. ^[27]

September

• September 1: A suicide bombing killed 37 people in western Iraq. ^[28]
• September 4: A car bomb and a suicide bomber killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in Baghdad. ^[29]
• September 8: A double suicide attack killed 9 people and injured 70 others in a town north of Baghdad. ^[30]
• September 10: A wave of terrorist bombings killed at least 30 people in Baghdad. ^[31]
• September 11: A wave of terrorist incidents killed at least 17 people and wounded 50. ^[32]
• September 17: A suicide car bomb killed 7 people and destroyed a bridge in Ramadi. ^[33]
• September 18: Two suicide bombings killed 13 people and injured 36 in Baghdad. ^[34]
• September 27: A car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 24 others. ^[35]

October

• October 7: A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into houses used by Shiite militiamen north of the city of Samarra, killing at least 17 people. ^[36]
• October 9: A suicide attack killed 10 people in Baquba. ^[37]
• October 12: A series of terrorist bombings in Baghdad including a suicide attack killed more than 50 people. ^[38] A wave of bombings in Baquba killed 31 people and wounded 70 others. ^[39]
• October 14: A suicide attack in Baghdad killed 19 people and wounded 35 others. ^[40]
• October 16: Three car bombs in Baghdad killed 16 people and wounded 48 others. ^[41]
• October 18: A series of car bombs in Baghdad killed 24 people. ^[42]
• October 19: A suicide bombing targeting Shiites in Baghdad killed 19 people and injured more than 2 dozens. ^[43]
• October 20: A wave of bombings targeting Shiites killed more than 43 people. ^[44]
• October 22: Two car bombs in Baghdad killed 16 people and wounded 65 others. ^[45]
• October 27: A similar attack killed 27 fighters and wounded 60 others. ^[46] Another bombing in Baghdad killed 14 people and wounded 23 others. ^[47]
• October 31: A series of bombings killed 15 people near Baghdad. ^[48]

November

• November 1: A series of terrorist bombings killed 24 people and wounded dozens in Baghdad. ^[49]
• November 7: A suicide bomber killed a police general and wounded 9 policemen in Baiji. ^[50]
• November 8: A series of car bombings killed 40 people and wounded dozens across Iraq. ^[51]
• November 16: A series of bombings in Baghdad killed 5 people and wounded 20 others. ^[52]
• November 19: A suicide attack in Erbil killed 6 people and wounded more than 20 others. ^[53]
• November 23: A car bomb killed 7 people and wounded 16 others in a town south of Baghdad. ^[54]

December

• December 4: A series of bombs killed 35 people in Baghdad and Kirkuk. ^[55]
• December 24: A suicide bomber killed 26 people and wounded 56 others south of Baghdad. ^[56]

See also

• List of terrorist incidents in January–June 2014
• List of terrorist incidents in July–December 2014
• Timeline of the Iraq War (2014)
• Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2015
• Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2013
• List of bombings during the Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)

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