2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre explained

2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre
Partof:the Iraqi civil war
Location:Tal Afar, Iraq
Date:March 27, 2007
Timezone:UTC+3
Type:suicide truck bombings and reprisal summary executions
Fatalities:152
Weapons:Truck bombs
Injuries:more than 347
Perps:Unknown
Motive:Anti-Shi'ism

The 2007 Tal Afar bombings took place on March 27, 2007, when two truck bombs targeted Shia areas of the Turkmen town of Tal Afar, Iraq, killing 152 and wounding 347 people.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera . 2023-05-09 . www.aljazeera.com . en . 2007-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070618183239/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8A2BB5AC-A330-4AF3-8ABA-7177872EC80F.htm . live .
  2. News: 2007-03-28 . Gunmen kill dozens in Iraqi town . en-GB . 2023-05-09 . 2016-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919173737/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6502337.stm . live .