Incident Summary:

09/03/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a commercial area of Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. This was one of 13 coordinated attacks within the city and one of two blasts that happened in quick succession in the same area near restaurants and shops on the same day. At least ten people were killed and another 32 people were injured across the two attacks. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attacks were in retaliation for security campaigns that the group says target Sunni areas.

GTD ID:
201309030003

When:
2013-09-03

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Husseiniyah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Restaurants
Nationality of Target Iraq
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Shops
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
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?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 201309030002 and 201309030003.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) 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 5 Fatalities / 16 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 16
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Qaeda group claims Baghdad attacks that killed 50," Agence France Presse -- English, September 8, 2013.
"Car bombs across Iraqi capital kill nearly 60 people," Reuters, September 3, 2013.
"Deadly bombs rock Baghdad Shia areas," BBC, September 3, 2013.