Incident Summary:

10/14/2005: Suspected insurgents bombed an Iraqi Islamic Party office in Baghdad’s Fadhal (District). No one was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200510140001

When:
2005-10-14

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Iraqi Islamic Party
Specific Description A Baghdad office of the Iraqi Islamic Party
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information A likely motive for the attack was the Iraqi Islamic Party's political shift toward support of the Iraqi Constitution.
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 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Bombing aimed at party that dropped opposition to constitution,” Grand Rapid Press (Michigan), October 14, 2005.
“Bombing aimed at party that dropped opposition to constitution,” Grand Rapid Press (Michigan), October 14, 2005.
Thomas Wagner, “Sunni party that dropped opposition to Iraqi constitution attacked in Baghdad,” The Associated Press, October 14, 2005.