| 15 September 2008 Balad Ruz bombing | |
| Location: | Balad Ruz, Iraq |
| Target: | Guests at a Party |
| Date: | 15 September 2008 |
| Timezone: | UTC+3 |
| Type: | suicide bombing |
| Fatalities: | 22 |
| Injuries: | 32 |
The 15 September 2008 Balad Ruz bombing occurred on 15 September 2008 in Balad Ruz, Diyala when a suicide bomber walked into and detonated herself at an Iftar banquet being held in the home of a policeman in celebration of his release from American detention at Camp Bucca. The attack killed 22 and injured 32. Some of the wounded were taken to a joint US-Iraqi base nearby for treatment. 12 were killed in two car bombings in central Baghdad.[1]