Introduction When the United States government decided to invade Iraq in response to 9/11, one of the most frequently cited arguments was that this step was crucial to ensure that the country would not turn into the haven for ISIS, Al Qaeda, and other terroristic organizations. Despite the fact that terrorist ideologies never gained much popularity in the country, the invasion still took place in March 2003, which brought about the complete opposite result: The number of terrorist groups within Iraq borders rose dramatically. 78 attacks followed immediately during the first year after the invasion and 302 were added to this number during the second year. In 2007, approximately 5,500 lives of the civilian population were claimed during the attacks. The presence of the American troops on the territory of the country was one of the major factors making young people join jihadi groups to struggle against the occupation. An Al Qaeda strategist, pen-named al Suri, claimed that the invasion was the key factor that led to the revival and reinforcement of the whole movement. The major problem that Iraq has to solve now is how to stop terrorist groups born in the course of the conflict since most of them are resurgent. The most influential leaders started to build networks in Jordan, Libya, and Syria. Thus, the cost of the situation created by the war is not limited to the number of lives lost in the country during this period and in the aftermath. Besides the spread of the movement to other countries, ISIS, Al Qaeda, and other organizations received an unprecedented opportunity to test their strategies and weapons against one of the best equipped and trained military forces across the globe. As a result, they managed to perfect their explosives and multiply them. Besides, growing tensions created favorable conditions for propaganda, which continues to thrive. Finally, a great number of veterans of the war left for new fronts, which threatens to foster global jihad. Thus, in order to deal with the current problem, it is essential to investigate its root causes. Since the country never supported extremist ideologies, it means that the existing situation is rather alien to it and can still be altered. That is why the research hypothesis of the proposed study runs as follows: If the country manages to achieve a higher level of political stability, the number of terrorist organizations as well as their activity will considerably decrease. The second hypothesis is that the economic development of the country may also contribute to the solution of the problem. Literature Review In order to understand what factors led to the rise of terrorism in the country where it was never widespread, it is necessary to analyze both scientific literature (exploring the causes of terrorism and discussing existing theories, explaining the essence of it and suggesting strategies of counteraction) and newspaper/magazine articles related to the Iraq topic, which will allow forming the holistic picture of the problem. In most general terms, terrorism in any country including Iraq pursues three major objectives: 1) to attract the attention of the global community; 2) to delegitimize the political structure of the