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Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2016

This article lists terrorist incidents in Iraq during 2016:

January

  • January 11 - At least 50 people were killed in a spate of attacks in Baghdad. IS claimed responsibility.
  • January 27 - 2016 Ramadi bombing: Up to a dozen car bombs were set off in the city of Ramadi. The blast killed 55 Iraqi soldiers and pro-government tribal fighters

February

March

  • March 6 - A suicide bomber kills at least 60 people and wounds 70 others after ramming his explosives-laden truck into a security checkpoint at one of the entrances to the Iraqi city of Hillah, south of Baghdad.
  • March 25 - Iskandariya suicide bombing - 29 killed in a bombing of a football stadium south of Badghdad.
  • March 29 - At least 3 people die and another 27 were injured in a suicide bombing attack in Baghdad. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

April

  • April 4 - A suicide bomber blew himself up on a street killing five people and wounding five others in the southern city of Basra.
  • April 4 - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a restaurant that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters, killing at least 14 people.
  • April 4 - Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber rammed his car into a security checkpoint in the capital's northeastern suburb of Sadr al-Qanat, killing six troops and wounding 13 others.
  • April 4 - Another suicide car bomber hit a headquarters of paramilitary troops in the town of Mishahda, 20 miles (30 kilometers) north of Baghdad, killing four troops and wounding 10 others.
  • April 9 - A bomb killed one and 3 people were injured in Diyala Province
  • April 9 - In Sabaa al-Bour a bomb killed at least 2 people and another 8 were injured.

May

June

  • June 4 - Bombings in and around Baghdad kill 15.

July

  • July 2 - Karrada bombings kill at least 308 people.
  • July 24 - Kadhimiya Baghdad bombing kills at least 21 people.

November

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