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The bomb was concealed inside a refrigerator truck [11] driven by a suicide bomber. [12] It was the first major attack in Baghdad since the Iraqi government's recapture of the city of Fallujah just four days prior. [13] A Western security source in Baghdad told the BBC the bomb used "a new tactic which helped it to move undetected through ...
January 11 - At least 50 people were killed in a spate of attacks in Baghdad. IS claimed responsibility. [1] 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 [2]
Miqdadiyah, Iraq January 2016 Iraq attacks: Double blast at a cafe. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle after people gathered at the scene. [9] ISIL Iraqi Civil War Jan 11 Bombings 100+ Unknown Sharaban, Iraq January 2016 Iraq attacks: Two huge bomb blasts, one at a tea shop and the other at a mosque. ISIL Iraqi Civil War Jan 12
The attack gained attention after a survivor posted his account of the attacks and the victims on the website Reddit. [4] Turkey: Foreign Ministry statemented condemning terrorist attacks, expressed condolences for deaths and "the friendly and brotherly people of Iraq". And said they will be resolutely remaining to support Iraq's fight against ...
March 6 – 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing: 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. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the bombing. [1]
Police shot and killed the other militant. In another attack that same day, the Islamic State killed 20 people in a café in Muqdadiya with an IED and a suicide bomb attack. [3] After months of protests Saturday April 30, 2016 Protesters who are supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr breached the Green Zone in Baghdad and stormed the Iraqi ...
Iraqi Shia militias were fighting alongside the Iraqi army against the Islamic State (ISIS). [1] The area of Sadr City saw repeated attacks targeting its Shia population. In February 2016 a pair of ISIL bombings in Sadr City killed 52 people. [1] The market bombed on 11 May is one of the main four outdoor shopping venues in Sadr City. [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 December 2024. Large-scale military campaign to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State For other uses, see Battle of Mosul (disambiguation). Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017) Map of the advances by the Iraqi Army in Mosul city during the battle Date 16 October 2016 – 21 ...