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Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2021

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Major insurgent attacks

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Iranian–U.S. conflict

A number of terrorist incidents attacks occurred in 2021 in Iraq.

Timeline of attacks[edit]

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Details
21 January	Baghdad	32	110	January 2021 Baghdad bombings - Two suicide bombers in central Baghdad killed at least 32 people and injured another 110. This was the Iraqi capital’s first terrorist attack since 2019.^[1]^[2]
15 February	Erbil	2	13	2021 Erbil rocket attacks - Rockets directly hit the U.S.-led coalition base near Erbil International Airport. Two people were killed in the attack, and an additional 13 were injured, including an American service member.^[3]
5 November	Baghdad	2	125	2021 Baghdad clashes - Political violence following the 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election.^[4]
7 December	Basra	7	20	2021 Basra explosion - bombing killed at least seven people and injured 20 others.^[5]

^ Aqeel Najm, Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder and Tamara Qiblawi (21 January 2021). "At least 32 killed as first suicide bombing in nearly 2 years rocks Baghdad". CNN. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

^ "Suicide Bombing in Crowded Baghdad Market Kills at Least 15". The New York Times. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

^ Taib Menmy, Dana (17 February 2021). "'Wake up call': Deadly Iraq rocket attack puts pressure on US". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

^ "Iraq ministry: Scores injured in rally over election results". WTOP News. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

v t e Terrorist incidents in Iraq in the 21st century
Iraq War (2003–11) Iraqi insurgency (2011–13) War in Iraq (2013–17) Iraqi insurgency (2017–present)
Incidents by year	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Lists of bombings	List of bombings during the Iraq War (2003–11) List of bombings during the Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) List of bombings during the War in Iraq (2013–2017) List of bombings after the Iraqi Civil War (2017–present)
Related articles	Chlorine bombings in Iraq List of assassinations during the Iraqi Conflict Foreign hostages in Iraq List of massacres in Iraq Iraq Body Count project