Explosions in Iraq
53 explosions have been recorded in Iraq by Global Incident Tracker, 48 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 4 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent explosions in Iraq
When they happen
September carries the most explosions we hold for Iraq — 28 of 53. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 3 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 1 | |
| May | 4 | |
| June | 3 | |
| July | 4 | |
| August | 8 | |
| September | 28 | |
| October | 1 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 1 |
Where this data comes from
No agency anywhere publishes a live feed of explosions. These records come from news reporting — GDELT · our harvester · national press — so coverage follows media attention rather than what happened. We search in local languages to narrow that gap, not to close it.