Many attacks occurred in 2020 in Iraq. They left at least 34 people dead and another 24 were injured. An insurgent was also killed.
List of attacks in 2020
editName | Date | Dead | Injured | Involved | Location – Circumstances |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 Camp Taji attacks | 11 March | 3 | 0 | Disputed | Baghdad – Three soldiers, two American and one British, were killed when a missile hit a military base in Baghdad.[1] |
2020 Al-Maamel attack | 28 August | 2 | 17 | Al-Maamel, Al- Husayniyah district – At least 2 people were killed and another 17 were injured in Al-Maamel, Al- Husayniyah district.[2] | |
2020 Al-Haytawin attack | 30 August | 1 | 2 | Islamic State | Al-Haytawin, Diyala Governorate – Islamic State kill one and injured two others in Al-Haytawin, Diyala Governorate.[3] |
Unnamed | 1 September | 1 (+1) | Unknown | Suicide bomber | Kirkuk Governorate – A woman was killed by a suicide bombing in Kirkuk Governorate.[4] |
Unnamed | 1 September | 1 | 1 | Islamic State | Kirkuk Governorate – Insurgents from the Islamic State kill a soldier in Kirkuk Governorate.[5] |
Unnamed | 3 September | 2 | 0 | Gang | Karaj area – An attack left at least two women dead in Karaj area.[6] |
Unnamed | 5 September | 2 | 1 | Islamic State | Al-Qalaa, Jalawla sub-district – Islamic State killed two soldiers in Jalawla sub-district.[7] |
Unnamed | 6 September | 1 | 0 | Bashir, Kirkuk District, Kirkuk Governorate – Missile attack in Bashir village, Kirkuk Governorate killed one.[8] | |
Unnamed | 7 September | 5 | 0 | Baghdad Governorate – 5 people were killed in Baghdad Governorate.[9] | |
Unnamed | 8 September | 3 | 0 | Diwaniyah-Babylon highway – A bomb killed 3 police on the Diwaniyah-Babylon highway.[10] | |
Unnamed | 12 September | 1 | 0 | Mosul – Two bombs were detonated, killing one civilian in Mosul.[11] | |
Unnamed | 13 September | 1 | 0 | Diyala Governorate – A civilian was shot dead in Diyala Governorate[12] | |
Unnamed | 17 September | 4 | 0 | Kirkuk Governorate – A convoy hit by a bomb kills 4 fighter from Popular Mobilization Forces in Kirkuk Governorate.[13] | |
Unnamed | 18 September | 2 | 1 | Unknown ___location – Kurdish insurgents kills at least 2 Turkish soldiers after attack a military base with rockets.[14] | |
Unnamed | 28 September | 5 | 2 | Baghdad – A missile hit a house in Baghdad close to the airport.[15] The attack left at least 5 people dead including 3 children and another 2 children were injured.[16] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rubin, Alissa J.; Schmitt, Eric (Mar 11, 2020). "Rocket Attack Kills Three U.S. Coalition Members in Iraq". The New York Times. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
- ^ "Security Source: 2 Dead, 17 Wounded, And Civilian Cars Burned In The Tribal Conflict In Al-Husayniyah Area". National Iraqi News Agency. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Three Civilians Killed And Wounded In An ISIS Attack On A Village North Of Baquba, Diyala Governorate". National Iraqi News Agency. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "A Female Citizen Killed And A Number Of Affiliates And Civilians Wounded In A Suicide Bombing In Southern Kirkuk". National Iraqi News Agency. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "1 Soldier Killed Another Wounded South of Kirkuk". National Iraqi News Agency. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "A Gang Kills Two Elderly women After Stealing Their Jewelry, East Of Mosul". National Iraqi News Agency. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Two soldiers were killed and a night guard was wounded in an ISIS attack on a village northeast of Baqubah". National Iraqi News Agency. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "The Son Of The Religious Authority's Representative In Kirkuk Killed By The Fall Of A Mortar Shell". National Iraqi News Agency. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "A family of five persons killed in an armed attack, east of Baghdad". National Iraqi News Agency. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "/ 3 / policemen of Diwaniyah were killed and wounded when an explosive device exploded on a convoy carrying International Coalition equipment". National Iraqi News Agency. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Security Source: A Civilian Killed When 2 IEDs Exploded South of Mosul". National Iraqi News Agency. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Unidentified Gunmen Assassinate A Civilian In Baladruz District In Diyala Governorate". ninanews.com. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
- ^ "4 Fighters Of PMF Martyred In An ISIS Attack, South Of Kirkuk". ninanews.com. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
- ^ "Two Turkish troops killed in attack in northern Iraq: ministry". Reuters. Sep 18, 2020. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
- ^ "Iraq: Five civilians killed in Baghdad rocket attack". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.
- ^ "Joint Operations Command: Five people were killed and two children were wounded by targeting their house with a Katyusha missile, near Baghdad airport". National Iraqi News Agency. Retrieved Sep 29, 2020.