Incident Summary:

09/23/2013: An explosive device detonated at a Sunni funeral in the Adhamiyah district in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated bombings at the funeral within a short period; this blast was designed to target a crowd that had gathered in response to an earlier blast. At least 16 people were killed and another 30 people were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201309230021

When:
2013-09-23

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Adhamiyah district of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Funeral
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 Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
Bomb intended to kill crowd that gathered after prior explosion 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 201309230020 and 201309230021.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 8 Fatalities / 15 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 8
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 15
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Twin blasts kill mourners at Baghdad funeral," Al Jazeera, September 23, 2013.
"Two blasts kill 16 in mainly Sunni district of Baghdad: sources," Reuters, September 23, 2013.
"Deadly Blasts Strike Baghdad Funeral," Radio Free Europe, September 23, 2013.