Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020

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Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020
Part of the Iraqi insurgency
Location Iraq
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

DateLocationDeadInjuredDetails
11 MarchBaghdad30 2020 Camp Taji attacks - Three soldiers - two American and one British - were killed when a missile hit a military base in Baghdad. [1]
28 AugustAl-Maamel, Al- Husayniyah district217At least 2 people were killed and another 17 were injured in Al-Maamel, Al- Husayniyah district. [2]
30 AugustAl-Haytawin, Diyala Governorate 12ISIS kill one and injured two others in Al-Haytawin, Diyala Governorate. [3]
1 September Kirkuk Governorate 1 (+1)UnknownA woman was killed by a suicide bombing in Kirkuk Governorate. [4]
1 SeptemberKirkuk Governorate11Insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant kill a soldier in Kirkuk Governorate. [5]
3 SeptemberKaraj area20An attack left at least two women dead in Karaj area. [6]
5 SeptemberAl-Qalaa, Jalawla sub-district21 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant killed two soldiers in Jalawla sub-district. [7]
6 September Bashir, Kirkuk District, Kirkuk Governorate 10Missile attack in Bashir village, Kirkuk Governorate killed one. [8]
7 September Baghdad Governorate 505 people were killed in Baghdad Governorate. [9]
8 SeptemberDiwaniyah-Babylon highway30A bomb killed 3 police on the Diwaniyah-Babylon highway. [10]
12 September Mosul 10Two bombs were detonated, killing one civilian in Mosul. [11]
13 SeptemberDiyala Governorate10A civilian was shot dead in Diyala Governorate [12]
17 SeptemberKirkuk Governorate40A convoy hit by a bomb kills 4 fighter from Popular Mobilization Forces in Kirkuk Governorate. [13]
18 SeptemberUnknown21Kurdish insurgents kills at least 2 Turkish soldiers after attack a military base with rockets. [14]
28 SeptemberBaghdad52A 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]

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References

  1. ↑ Rubin, Alissa J.; Schmitt, Eric (Mar 11, 2020). "Rocket Attack Kills Three U.S. Coalition Members in Iraq". The New York Times . Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
  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. ↑ "Two Turkish troops killed in attack in northern Iraq: ministry". Reuters . Sep 18, 2020. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
  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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