Incident Summary:

09/09/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Al Janoob hotel in Nasiriyah city, Dhi Qar governorate, Iraq. Two people, including a newspaper editor, were killed and three injured in the blast. This was one of 36 attacks around Iraq on September 9, 2012. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents, claiming that they were revenge for the "campaign of extermination and torture of Sunni Muslim detainees in Safavid prisons."

GTD ID:
201209090023

When:
2012-09-09

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dhi Qar

City:
Nasiriyah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Al Janoob
Specific Description Hotel
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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
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 2 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Qaeda claims latest deadly Iraq attacks," Agence France Presse -- English, September 10, 2012.
"Wave of attacks kills 88 in Iraq," Agence France Presse -- English, September 9, 2012.
"LEAD: At least 47 killed in wave of attacks across Iraq," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, September 9, 2012.