22 December 2011 Baghdad bombings

2011 Baghdad bombings
Part of the Iraqi insurgency
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date22 December 2011 (UTC+03:00)
TargetCivilian population; government offices
Attack type
Suicide bombings, suicide car bombing, roadside bombs, sticky bombs, shooting
Deaths60[1] to 72[2]
Injured160[3] to 217[2]
Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq

On 22 December 2011, a series of coordinated attacks occurred in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 69 people.[4] This was the first major attack following U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.

  1. ^ "Baghdad blasts kill at least 60 –". USA Today. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b Raheem, Kareem (22 December 2011). "Shi'ites targeted as Baghdad blasts kill 72". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Baghdad bomb attacks leave scores dead and hundreds injured". The Guardian. London. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Al-Qaida in Iraq Says It Was Behind Baghdad Blasts". NPR. Associated Press. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

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