Incident Summary:

07/18/2010: On Sunday morning at 0800, in the district of Radwaniya, western Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives resulting in 43 people being killed and 41 injured in the blast; several Iraqi army soldiers were also among the casualties. Sahwa Council members were targeted when they had lined up to receive their salaries at a government office. On 07/24/2010 on Saturday, Iraqi Al Qaeda militants claimed responsibility for the attack in an online statement.

GTD ID:
201007180010

When:
2010-07-18

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The attack took place in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity Sahwa Council
Specific Description Sahwa Council members
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 Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Weapon Details
An improvised explosive device was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
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
Al-Qaida in Iraq Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 43 Fatalities / 41 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 43
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 41
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Press TV, "Forty-six Killed, 47 Hurt in Baghdad Blasts," http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=135225§ionid=351020201 (July 18, 2010).
Press TV, "Al-Qaeda Behind Deadly Sahwa Attack," http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=136120§ionid=351020201 (July 24, 2010).
Xinhua News Agency, "Death Toll Rises to 43 in Baghdad Suicide Bombing," World News Connection, Xinhua News Agency, July 18, 2010.