Incident Summary:

07/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a marketplace in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Five people were killed and 19 others were injured across five blasts in the city on this day. This was one of 41 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attacks were a part of their "Breaking the Walls" campaign.

GTD ID:
201207230033

When:
2012-07-23

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: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Market
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
Weapon Details
A booby-trapped car was used in the attack.
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 Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201207230031, 201207230032, 201207230033, 201207230034 and 201207230035.
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 1 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"UPDATE 1-Spate of attacks kills 107 across Iraq," Reuters News, July 23, 2012.
"UPDATE 2-Al Qaeda says carried out Iraq attacks," Reuters News, July 25, 2012.
"Iraqi Insurgents Kill at Least 100 in Cascade of Attacks," The New York Times, July 24, 2012.