Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2021 explained

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

Timeline of attacks

Date	Location	data-sort-type="number"	Dead	data-sort-type="number"	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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aqeel Najm, Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder and Tamara Qiblawi . At least 32 killed as first suicide bombing in nearly 2 years rocks Baghdad . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122001327/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/middleeast/iraq-baghdad-explosion-intl/index.html . 22 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . CNN. 21 January 2021 .
2. Web site: 21 January 2021 . Suicide Bombing in Crowded Baghdad Market Kills at Least 15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121102040/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/world/middleeast/baghdad-market-bombing.html . 21 January 2021 . 21 January 2021 . The New York Times.
3. Web site: Taib Menmy . Dana . 17 February 2021 . 'Wake up call': Deadly Iraq rocket attack puts pressure on US . 19 February 2021 . Al Jazeera . 1 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211101155749/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/17/security-breach-iraq-officials-denounce-erbil-rocket-attack . live .
4. Web site: 5 November 2021 . Iraq ministry: Scores injured in rally over election results . WTOP News . 18 December 2022 . 31 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531105030/https://wtop.com/middle-east/2021/11/iraq-ministry-scores-injured-in-rally-over-election-results/ . live .
5. News: Motorcycle bombing in southern Iraqi city of Basra kills 4 . dead . 2021-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207093423/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/explosion-rocks-southern-iraqi-city-casualties-reported/2021/12/07/4948c09c-573f-11ec-8396-5552bef55c3c_story.html . 2021-12-07.