Incident Summary:

07/03/2005: A U.S. military convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber driving a car rigged with explosives in the city of Ramadi in Iraq’s Anbar Governorate. There were no casualty or damage reports, and no one claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200507030003

When:
2005-07-03

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Al Anbar

City:
Ramadi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I)
Specific Description US Military Convoy
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information Hard to place responsibility for attack because of the number of possible groups.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities Unknown
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured Unknown
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Casualties in Suicide Attack on US Convoy in Iraq’s Al-Ramadi,” BBC Monitoring International Reports, July 3, 2005.
“Iraq: US Military Column Attacked in Al-Ramadi; Casualties Reported,” Baghdad Al-Sharqiyah Television, July 3, 2005.