2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing
21 June 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing | |
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Location | Al Diwaniyah, Iraq |
Date | 21 June 2011 7:30–8:00am local time – (UTC+3) |
Target | Provincial governor (possibly) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, attempted assassination |
Deaths | 27+ |
Injured | 30+ |
Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq[1] |
21 June 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing was a suicide bombing that occurred outside the provincial governors house. It is believed he was the intended target.[2] He survived the attack, however at least 27 people were killed, and over 30 wounded in the attack.[3]
Attack
The attack occurred at approximately 7:30 am local time when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the governor's house.[4] The second attack is believed to have happened a short time later as emergency services arrived at the area.[5]
The attack occurred during the morning switch-over of security personnel.[6] As a result, the majority of casualties in the blast were that of security personal to the governor. It is believed the governor himself was not harmed in the attack. It is the first major attack in the city, since 2009 when a bomb attached to a bus killed six people and 2007 when roadside bomb targeted a police patrol, killing seven officers.[7]
Aftermath
The attacks led to further debate, especially among the top political factions in Iraq, as to whether the United States should remain in Iraq for security purposes, as despite the fact many feel that the violence has reduced in recent times, many are worried about the situation once the U.S pulls its final troops out of the country on 31 December 2011.[8]
See also
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- 2003
- 1st Baghdad
- 2nd Baghdad
- Najaf
- 3rd Baghdad
- 1st Nasiriyah
- 1st Karbala
- 2004
- ‡ 1st Erbil
- ‡ Ashoura
- 1st Basra
- 1st Mosul
- 4th Baghdad
- 5th Baghdad
- Karbala & Najaf
- 1st Baqubah
- Kufa
- Marez
- 2005
- Suwaira bombing
- ‡ 1st Al Hillah
- 2nd Erbil
- ‡ Musayyib
- 6th Baghdad
- ‡ 7th Baghdad
- 1st Balad
- Khanaqin
- 2006
- ‡ Karbala-Ramadi
- 1st Samarra
- 8th Baghdad
- 9th Baghdad
- ‡ 10th Baghdad
- 2007
- 11th Baghdad
- 12th Baghdad
- ‡ 13th Baghdad
- 14th Baghdad
- 15th Baghdad
- ‡ 2nd Al Hillah
- ‡ 1st Tal Afar
- 16th Baghdad
- 17th Baghdad
- 2nd & 3rd Karbala
- 2nd Mosul
- ‡ 18th Baghdad
- Makhmour
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- 2nd Samarra
- 19th Baghdad
- ‡ Amirli
- 1st Kirkuk
- 20th Baghdad
- 21st Baghdad
- § Qahtaniya
- Amarah
- 2008
- 22nd Baghdad
- 2nd Balad
- 23rd Baghdad
- 4th Karbala
- 24th Baghdad
- Karmah
- 2nd Baqubah
- Dujail
- Balad Ruz
- 2009
- 25th Baghdad
- 26th Baghdad
- Baghdad-Muqdadiyah
- Taza
- 27th Baghdad
- 2nd Kirkuk
- 2nd Tal Afar
- ‡ 28th Baghdad
- ‡ 29th Baghdad
- ‡ 30th Baghdad
- 2010
- 31st Baghdad
- 32nd Baghdad
- 3rd Baqubah
- 33rd Baghdad
- 34th Baghdad
- 35th Baghdad
- ‡ 1st Pan-Iraq
- 36th Baghdad
- 37th Baghdad
- 2nd Pan-Iraq
- 38th Baghdad
- 39th Baghdad
- ‡ 40th Baghdad
- 2011
- 41st Baghdad
- ‡ 3rd Pan-Iraq
- Karbala-Baghdad
- 42nd Baghdad
- Tikrit
- 3rd Al Hillah
- 3rd Samarra
- Al Diwaniyah
- Taji
- 4th Pan-Iraq
- 43rd Baghdad
- 4th Karbala
- 44th Baghdad
- 2nd Basra
- 45th Baghdad
References
- ^ "ISI Claims Suicide Bombings in Basra, Diwaniyah". SITE Institute. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Deadly blast at Iraqi governor's compound". Al Jazeera English. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Fakrhildeen, Saad; Salman, Raheem (21 June 2011). "Attack on governor's compound in Iraq kills at least 27". LA Times. Baghdad, Iraq. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Blast kills 20 near Iraq governor's home". msnbc. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Schmit, Michael. S; Khalid D. Ali (21 June 2011). "Suicide Bombers Kill at Least 27 in Southern Iraq". New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "25 killed, 34 wounded in twin car bomb explosions in Iraq's Diwaniyah". xinhuanet. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Salaheddin, Sinan; Ahmed, Hamid; Abdul-Zahra ,Qassim (21 June 2011). "22 killed in suicide car bombings south of Baghdad". Iraq: Associated Press. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "22 killed in Iraq suicide bombings". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.