Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2014 explained

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)

Notes and References

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23. Web site: As Iraq gets new president, car bomb kills 21. 24 July 2014. Yahoo News. 15 January 2017. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305141920/http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-gets-president-car-bomb-kills-21-173157613.html. live.
24. News: Bombs kill at least 35 across Iraq a day after mosque shooting. Reuters. 2014-08-23. 2021-07-05. 2017-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619235855/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-idUSKBN0GM0L620140823. live.
25. Web site: Rush hour car bombing in Baghdad kills 10. 26 August 2014. CNN. 27 August 2014. 3 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903041933/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/26/world/meast/iraq-violence/. live.
26. News: Iraqi and Kurdish forces bid to break Islamic State siege of town. Reuters. 2014-08-30. 2014-08-31. 2016-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204224956/http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0GU0G920140830?irpc=932. live.
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28. Web site: Suicide bomb blast kills 37 in western Iraq. Reuters. 2017-07-02. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123131/http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/09/01/suicide-bomb-blast-kills-37-in-western-i?videoId=341724740. live.
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31. Web site: Attacks kill 30 people in Iraq's capital, Baghdad. 10 September 2014. Yahoo News. 15 January 2017. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072037/http://news.yahoo.com/double-car-bomb-attack-kills-10-iraq-112731744.html. live.
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33. Web site: Suicide attack kills 7, destroys bridge in Iraq's Ramadi. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 2014-09-18. 2014-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140918050040/http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Sep-17/271012-suicide-attack-kills-7-destroys-bridge-in-iraqs-ramadi.ashx#axzz3Dee3rsV4. live.
34. News: 13 die in Iraq bomb attacks. IANS. 19 September 2014. Business Standard India. 19 September 2014. 2 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141202074855/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/13-die-in-iraq-bomb-attacks-114091900241_1.html. live.
35. Web site: Car bomb kills 10 in Iraq. 27 September 2014. Yahoo News. 15 January 2017. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305071712/http://news.yahoo.com/car-bomb-kills-10-iraq-180840989.html. live.
36. Web site: Suicide car bomb rocks Iraq, kills 17: reports. Middle East Eye. 2014-10-08. 2014-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20141014011316/http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/suicide-car-bomb-rocks-iraq-kills-17-reports-1522688820#sthash.bKuasTRj.dpuf. live.
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38. Web site: String of deadly blasts rocks Iraqi capital. Al Jazeera and agencies. 2014-10-12. 2014-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012034852/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/suicide-bombing-hits-iraqi-market-20141011134110493334.html. live.
39. News: Islamic State suicide bombers kill 28 Kurds; police chief assassinated. Reuters. 2014-10-12. 2021-07-05. 2021-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023222445/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-bombings-idUSKCN0I109U20141012. live.
40. Web site: Iraq: Suicide car bomb in Baghdad kills 19. The Times of India. 2014-10-14. 2014-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015022007/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Iraq-Suicide-car-bomb-in-Baghdad-kills-19/articleshow/44815497.cms. live.
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42. Web site: Bomb blasts in Iraq kill at least 24. Reuters. 2017-07-02. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210000/http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/10/18/bomb-blasts-in-iraq-kill-at-least?videoId=346618514&videoChannel=200. live.
43. News: Bombings hit Baghdad Shi'te mosque, military convoy in northern Iraq. Reuters. 2014-10-19. 2021-07-05. 2016-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307065452/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-idUSKCN0I80OQ20141019. live.
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46. News: Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen in Iraq, all eyes on Kobani. Reuters. 27 October 2014. 2014-10-27. 2016-12-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20161225224218/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-idUSKBN0IG15G20141027. live.
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49. Web site: Deadly bombings in Baghdad target Ashura pilgrims. News. 2014-11-05. 2014-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20141103093556/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/02/deadly-bombings-baghdad-target-ashura-pilgrims. live.
50. Web site: Police general killed as Iraq forces advance in Baiji. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 2014-11-08. 2014-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20141108132635/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Nov-07/276857-suicide-bomber-kills-senior-iraq-police-officer-in-baiji-officials.ashx. live.
51. Web site: Scores killed in attacks across Iraq. 2014-11-08. 2014-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110173726/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/11/several-killed-attacks-across-iraq-20141181258205876.html. live.
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53. Web site: Suicide car bomb attack hits Iraq's Erbil. Al Jazeera and agencies. aljazeera.com. 2014-11-19. 2014-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20141119210006/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/11/deadly-car-bomb-hits-iraq-erbil-2014111992353562885.html. live.
54. Web site: Officials say car bomb kills 7 people in Iraq. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 2014-11-24. 2014-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20141123155406/http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Nov-23/278594-officials-say-car-bomb-kills-7-people-in-iraq.ashx. live.
55. News: Bombs in Shi'ite, Kurdish districts kill 35 in Iraq. Reuters. 2014-12-04. 2021-07-05. 2016-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310144359/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast-idUSKCN0JI0TP20141204. live.
56. Web site: Suicide bomber kills 26 in attack on anti-IS fighters in Iraq. 24 December 2014. Yahoo News. 18 July 2015. 21 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721043632/http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-kills-21-attack-anti-fighters-iraq-091449820.html. live.