Terrorism - attacks in Iraq 2006-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 29, 2023
The number of terrorist attacks in Iraq decreased tremendously in recent years. In 2020, around 629 terrorist attacks were recorded in Iraq. By comparison, about 6,608 attacks occurred in 2006. Iraq was the country with the sixth-most terrorist attacks in 2020 but was not included in the top ten countries with the highest fatalities worldwide in 2020. 563 people died due to terrorist attacks in Iraq in 2020.

Number of terrorist attacks in Iraq between 2006 and 2020

CharacteristicNumber of terrorist attacks
2020 629
2019 542
2018 765
2017 1,951
2016 2,969
2015 2,417
2014 3,370
2013 2,501
2012 1,271
2011 2,265
2010 2,687
2009 2,458
2008 3,255
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Release date

December 2021

Region

Iraq

Survey time period

2006 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Data for previous years can be found here: Country Reports on Terrorism.

Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians).

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