Incident Summary:

02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated, targeting a police patrol near al-Hajja Sabriya mosque in Kirkuk city, Kirkuks, Iraq. Ten police officers and civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq and one of two coordinated attacks at the same location on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.

GTD ID:
201202230013

When:
2012-02-23

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kirkuk

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 Patrol
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 Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information There was a total of 18 wounded across two incidents. A conflicting report claimed two died and 20 were wounded across the two incidents.
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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 10 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 10
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Group claims responsibility for deadly Iraq attacks," CNN Wire, February 24, 2012.
"Al-Qaida claims deadly attacks on Iraqi cities," Associated Press Online, February 24, 2012.
"Roundup: Bomb attacks in Iraqi provinces kill 46 people," Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2012.