Incident Summary:

09/26/2006: Ansar al-Sunna claimed three attacks on police forces in Kirkuk, Iraq. All three bomb attacks involved detonating booby-trapped cars. In total, the group claimed that nine police officers were killed and a significant number of people were wounded in the attacks.

GTD ID:
200609260011

When:
2006-09-26

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

At Tamim

City:
Kirkuk

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description Police Officers
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Ansar al-Islam Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 9 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 9
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Ansar al-Sunnah Group Claims Three Car Bomb Attacks in Kirkuk 26 Sep," Jihadist Websites - OSC Report, September 29, 2006.