Terror Attack Catalogue

Date: November 2nd, 2010
Method: String of 20 explosions: car bombings, roadside bombings and mortar fire
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 63+
Injury Toll: 285+
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

The Washington Post explains:

U.S. soldiers have become a rare sight in Baghdad since June 2009, the deadline the Iraqi government set for Americans' nominal departure from cities as part of a bilateral agreement signed the year before.
Coming two days after an attack on a Baghdad Catholic church during Mass in which 58 people were killed, the newest wave of violence infuriated Iraqis. Many blamed the worsening security situation on their elected officials, who have been unable to form a government since parliamentary elections March 7.

For a detailed report, please read this New York Times article.

Date: April 28th, 2010
Method: Suicide Car Bomb
Location: Check point - Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 5
Injury Toll: 10
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

World Bulletin reports:

Five people were killed and 10 wounded, including several police officers, when two suspected suicide car bombers attacked police checkpoints in southern Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.
The attacks in the Abu Dsheer district came amid political tensions as a Sunni-backed alliance which came first in an inconclusive election in March.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Car Bomb, Roadside Bomb
Location: Al Amin Neighbourhood Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 8
Injury Toll: 23
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers:
A car bomb and a roadside bomb exploded in Al Amin neighborhood near Muhsin Al Hakeem killing 8 civilians and injuring 23 others.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Car Bomb
Location: Sadr City Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 39
Injury Toll: 56
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers:
Two parking car bombs exploded in Sadr city killing 39 and injuring 56.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Roadside Bomb
Location: Rahmaniyah Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 7
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers:
A roadside exploded near a market area in Rahmaniyah injuring 7 civilians.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Roadside Bomb
Location: Al Sadrain mosque in Zafaraniyah Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 6
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers:
A roadside bomb exploded near Al Sadrain mosque in Zafaraniyah injuring 6 civilians.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Car Bomb
Location: Mosque of Abdul Hadi Al Chalabi in Hurriyah Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 5
Injury Toll: 14
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

A parking car bomb exploded near the mosque of Abdul Hadi Al Chalabi in Hurriyah neighborhood. Five civilians killed and 14 others were injured.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Roadside Bomb
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 5
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers: A roadside exploded inside a shop in Dora neighborhood injuring five civilians.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 14th, 2010
Method: Car Bombing
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 2
Injury Toll: 7
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

The Associated French Press reports:

Earlier Wednesday, General Arkan Ali Mohammed, a counter-terrorism officer, was killed when a bomb attached to his car exploded in Nisur Square in west Baghdad around 8:00 am (0500 GMT). And a civilian motorist was also killed by a bomb attached to his car in the capital's Mansur district.
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Although the frequency of attacks across Iraq by insurgents has dropped significantly since peaking in 2006 and 2007, latest figures show that 367 Iraqis were killed in violence last month -- the highest number this year.

Date: April 14th, 2010
Method: Bomb
Location: Sports shop in Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 1
Injury Toll: 6
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

The Associated French Press reports:

One person was killed and six hurt when a bomb exploded in a sports shop in Baghdad's bustling Al-Rasheed street at about at 1:40 pm (1040 GMT) and caused extensive structural damage, said an interior ministry official.
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Although the frequency of attacks across Iraq by insurgents has dropped significantly since peaking in 2006 and 2007, latest figures show that 367 Iraqis were killed in violence last month -- the highest number this year.

Date: April 13th, 2010
Method: Car Bomb
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 6
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

New Straight Times reports:

Omer Ibrahim Rasheed, working for the al-Baghdadia television, was wounded when a bomb planted in his car detonated in the morning. He was driving the car with another person in Doura district in southern Baghdad, the source told China's Xinhua news agency on condition of anonymity.
The blast also wounded his companion and four passers-by, the source added.

Date: April 13th, 2010
Method: Bomb
Location: A liquor store in Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 3
Injury Toll: 7
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

The Associated Press reports:
The noontime liquor store bombing in an eastern Baghdad neighborhood took place after people posing as customers left behind a black plastic bag filled with explosives in the shop, an Iraqi police official said. The Christian owner of the store was among those killed, the police official said.