Terrorist attacks of the Iraq War
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| Bombings and terrorist attacks of the Iraq War |
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| Attacks with 80+ casualties in bold: Jordanian embassy – UN headquarters – Imam Ali Mosque – 1st Baghdad – Nasiriyah – Karbala – Irbil – Ashoura – Basra – Baqubah – Kufa – FOB Marez – 1st Al Hillah – Musayyib – 2nd Baghdad – 3rd Baghdad – Khanaqin – Al-Askari Mosque – Buratha Mosque – 1st Sadr City – 2nd Sadr City – 4th Baghdad – 5th Baghdad – 6th Baghdad – 7th Baghdad – 8th Baghdad – 2nd Al Hillah – Tal Afar |
| The Iraq War |
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| Prior to the war |
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Iraq disarmament crisis |
| Invasion and occupation |
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2003 invasion of Iraq |
| Aftermath to present |
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Coalition Provisional Authority |
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Years: '03 • '04 • '05 • '06 • '07 |
After the 2003 invasion and the beginning of the Iraqi insurgency, insurgents and terrorists soon began adopting terror tactics. In the beginning, foreign civilian targets were attacked, like the Jordanian embassy, UN and Red Cross headquarters. When foreigners became more protected or simply fled Iraq, ordinary Iraqi civilians were attacked, because of sectarian divisions.
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[edit] Bombings
- This is a list of major bombings of the Iraq War. For all bombings see Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003
[edit] 2003
- 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad
- Canal Hotel Bombing
- Imam Ali Mosque bombing
- 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings
- 2003 Nasiriyah bombing
- 2003 Karbala bombings
[edit] 2004
- 2004 Irbil bombings
- 2004 Iraq Ashura bombings
- 21 April 2004 Basra bombings
- 24 June 2004 Iraq bombings [1]
- 2004 Baqubah bombing
- 2004 Kufa shelling
- Attack on FOB Marez
[edit] 2005
- 2005 Al Hillah bombing
- 2005 Musayyib bombing
- 17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings
- 14 September 2005 Baghdad bombing
- 2005 Khanaqin bombings
[edit] 2006
- 5 January 2006 Iraq bombings [2]
- Al-Askari Mosque bombing
- Buratha Mosque bombing
- 1 July 2006 Sadr City bombing
- 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings
[edit] 2007
- 2007 Baghdad Mustansiriya University bombing
- 22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings
- 3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing
- 12 February 2007 Baghdad bombings
- 18 February 2007 Baghdad bombings
- 2007 Al Hillah bombings
- 2007 Tal Afar bombings
- 29 March 2007 Iraq bombings [3]
[edit] Kidnappings and Hostages
Beginning in April 2004, members of the Iraqi insurgency began taking hostage foreign civilians in Iraq. Since then, they have kidnapped more than 200 foreigners and thousands of Iraqis; among them, 30 foreign hostages have been killed. The motives behind these kidnappings include influencing foreign governments with troops in Iraq and foreign companies with workers there, as well as ransom money and discouraging travel to Iraq. In 2004, executions of captives were often filmed, and several were beheaded. However, the number of videotaped killings has decreased significantly, and now the deaths of hostages are often announced only in a statement. Many hostages remain missing with no clue as to their whereabouts. The US Department of State Hostage Working Group was organized by the US Embassy in Baghdad in the summer of 2004 to monitor hostages in Iraq.
[edit] Notable incidents
[edit] Assassinations
Since the beginning of the insurgency, several high-profile Iraqis have been assassinated. A short list:
- Sergio Vieira de Mello (2003)
- Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim (2003)
- Akila al-Hashimi (2003)
- Izzedine Salim (2004)
[edit] Chemical warfare attacks
During January-February 2007 insurgents exploded several chlorine containers attacking Iraqi civilians. Dozens were killed and more than a hundred intoxicated.
[edit] External links
| Terrorist attacks of the Iraq War |
| Bombings (suicide and non) | Kidnappings | Assassinations | Chemical attacks |
