January 2011 Iraq attacks

January 2011 Iraq attacks
LocationBaghdad, Baqubah, Karbala and Tikrit, Iraq
Date2 January 2011
18–20 January 2011
24 January 2011
27 January 2011 (UTC+03:00)
TargetShia pilgrims, police buildings, funeral tent
Attack type
Car bombs, suicide bombing, spree shooting, roadside bombings
Deaths5 (2 January)
137+ (18–20 January)
27+ (24 January)
48 (27 January)
Total: 217+ killed
Injured230+ (18–20 January)
78+ (24 January)
78 (27 January)
Total: 386+ killed
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq (claimed; Tikrit attack)[1]

In January 2011, a series of insurgent shooting and bombing attacks were launched throughout Iraq.

  1. ^ Leland, John (24 January 2011). "Bombings Continue Campaign Against Shiite Pilgrims in Karbala". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2011.

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