January 2017 Sadr City bombings explained
| January 2017 Baghdad bombings |
| Partof: | War in Iraq |
| Location: | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Type: | car bombings, IEDs |
| Fatalities: | At least 56 |
| Injuries: | At least 120-122 |
| Target: | Shiite civilians |
| Weapons: | Car bombs |
On January 2, 2017, at least three suicide car bombings took place in a Shia Muslim eastern district of Sadr City, as well as behind the Kindi and Imam Ali hospitals, killing 56 people and injuring more than 120 others. Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's prime minister, had informed in a news conference that the suicide bombing, in Sadr City's busy market, was operated by the suicide bomber who detonated a vehicle with explosives. The bomber had pretended to hire day labourers in the market; once labourers gathered near the vehicle, the vehicle was detonated by him.[1] The French President François Hollande was in the city during the attacks.[2] [3]
Responsibility
The jihadist group Islamic State claimed the responsibility of attacks, with a targeted attack on a "gathering of Shia".[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Suicide Bombing in Baghdad Kills at Least 36. 2 January 2017. The New York Times. 5 January 2017. 23 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823030545/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/world/middleeast/iraq-baghdad-market-suicide-bombing-islamic-state.html?ref=middleeast. live.
- Web site: Série d'attentats suicides à Bagdad, au moins 71 morts. 2017-01-02. Conflits-FR. 2017-01-02. 2017-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20170103004131/https://conflitsfr.wordpress.com/2017/01/02/serie-dattentats-suicides-a-bagdad-au-moins-71-morts/. live.
- Web site: UPDATED: Islamic State claims blast in Baghdad's Sadr City, 2 bombs ensue. 2 January 2017. Iraqi News. 5 January 2017. 3 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170103135851/http://www.iraqinews.com/features/islamic-state-blasts-baghdad-hospitals/. live.
- Web site: IS conflict: Baghdad suicide car bomb blast kills 35. BBC News. 2 January 2017. 17 March 2017. 14 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114153138/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38488091. live.
