List of bombings during the Iraq War


 * For bombings following the withdrawal of US troops see List of bombings during the Iraqi Insurgency (2011-present)

Since 2003 bombings in Iraq have killed thousands of people, mostly Iraqi civilians, and are considered to constitute a new phenomenon in the history of warfare. Suicide bombings have been used as a tactic in other armed struggles, but their frequency and lethality in Iraq is unprecedented.

Perpetrators
A 2005 Human Rights Watch report analysed the insurgency in Iraq and highlighted, "The groups that are most responsible for the abuse, namely al-Qaeda in Iraq and its allies, Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic State of Iraq, have all targeted civilians for abductions and executions. The first two groups have repeatedly boasted about massive car bombs and suicide bombs in mosques, markets, bus stations and other civilian areas. Such acts are war crimes and in some cases may constitute crimes against humanity, which are defined as serious crimes committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against a civilian population."

Analysis
A 2008 RAND Research Brief Counterinsurgency in Iraq: 2003 - 2006 depicts a chart that shows in June and July 2004, Iraqi insurgents began to shift their focus away from attacking U.S. and coalition forces with roadside bombs and instead began targeting the Iraqi population with suicide bombers and vehicle-borne IEDs. By increasing the number of suicide bombings against civilians and accepting their targeting in retribution, the insurgents sought to expose the weakness of the coalition-Iraqi security and reconstruction apparatus, threaten those who collaborated with the government, generate funds and propaganda, and increasingly enact sectarian revenge. The U.S. failure to adapt to this shift had dramatic consequences. By June 2004, U.S. deaths represented less than 10% of overall deaths on the battlefield and Iraqi deaths represented more than 90% - a figure that remained constant for the next 18 months of the War.

An analysis by Iraq Body Count and co-authors published in 2011 concluded that at least 12,284 civilians were killed in at least 1,003 suicide bombings in Iraq between 2003 and 2010. The study reveals that suicide bombings kill 60 times as many civilians as soldiers

Bombings
This article lists all major bombings of the Second Iraq War. For bombings that occurred following the withdrawal of US troops see List of bombings during the Iraqi Insurgency (2011-present)

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

2004

 * 2004 Irbil bombings
 * 2004 Iraq Ashura bombings
 * 21 April 2004 Basra bombings
 * 24 June 2004 Mosul bombings
 * 14 September 2004 Baghdad bombing
 * 30 September 2004 Baghdad bombing
 * December 2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings
 * 2004 Baqubah bombing
 * 2004 Kufa shelling
 * 2004 Forward Operating Base Marez bombing

2005

 * 2005 Al Hillah bombing
 * 2005 Musayyib bombing
 * 17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings
 * 14 September 2005 Baghdad bombing
 * 2005 Khanaqin bombings

2006

 * 5 January 2006 Iraq bombings
 * 22 February 2006 Al-Askari Mosque bombing
 * 7 April Buratha Mosque bombing
 * 1 July 2006 Sadr City bombing
 * 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings

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 Baghdad bombings
 * 2007 Iraqi Parliament bombing
 * Imam Hussein Mosque bombing
 * 18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings
 * Imam Abbas mosque bombing
 * 13 May 2007 Makhmoor bombing
 * Second bombing of Al-Askari Mosque
 * Al-Khilani Mosque bombing
 * 2007 Amirli bombing
 * 2007 Kirkuk bombings
 * 26 July 2007 Baghdad market bombing
 * 1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings
 * 2007 Kahtaniya bombings
 * 2007 Al Amarah bombings

2008

 * 1 February 2008 Baghdad bombings
 * 2008 Balad bombing
 * 6 March 2008 Baghdad bombing
 * 2008 Karbala bombing
 * 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing
 * 15 July 2008 Baquba bombings
 * 12 September 2008 Dujail bombing
 * Abdullah restaurant bombing

2009

 * 2009 Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing
 * 6 April 2009 Baghdad bombings
 * 23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks
 * 20 June 2009 Taza bombing
 * 24 June 2009 Baghdad bombing
 * 2009 Kirkuk bombing
 * 9 July 2009 Tal Afar bombing
 * 19 August 2009 Baghdad bombings
 * 25 October 2009 Baghdad bombings
 * 8 December 2009 Baghdad bombings

2010

 * 25 January 2010 Baghdad bombings
 * 1 February 2010 Baghdad bombing
 * 3 March 2010 Baqubah bombings
 * April 4, 2010 Baghdad bombings
 * 6 April 2010 Baghdad bombings
 * April 2010 Baghdad bombings
 * 10 May 2010 Iraq attacks
 * July 2010 Baghdad attacks
 * 17 August 2010 Baghdad bombing
 * 25 August 2010 Iraq bombings
 * 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings
 * October 2010 Baghdad church attack
 * 2 November 2010 Baghdad bombings

2011

 * January 2011 Baghdad shootings
 * January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks
 * 24 January 2011 Iraq bombings
 * 27 January 2011 Baghdad bombing
 * 2011 Tikrit assault
 * 2011 Al Hillah bombing
 * 2011 Samarra bombing
 * 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing
 * 2011 Taji bombings
 * 15 August 2011 Iraq attacks
 * 28 August 2011 Baghdad bombing
 * 2011 Karbala bombing
 * October 2011 Baghdad bombings
 * 2011 Basra bombings