23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings
| Sadr City bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Shia Sadr City Slum | |
Attack type | Car bombs and mortar rounds. |
| Deaths | At least 215 |
| Injured | 140 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
The 2006 Sadr City bombings were a series of car bombs and
Casualties
The attacks killed at least 215 people and injured 100 others, making it one of the deadliest
sectarian attacks since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003.[2][3][4] Following the attacks, the Iraqi government placed Baghdad under 24-hour curfew beginning at 20:00 Baghdad time (17:00 UTC), shut down Baghdad International Airport to commercial traffic, and closed the docks and airport in Basra, Iraq. The curfew was lifted on 27 November.[5][6]
Timing of the attacks
The attacks occurred while residents of
Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr.[7] Al-Sadr was killed by the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein
in February 1999.
On 16 November 2006, an arrest warrant for
Imam Ali Shrine. When al-Dari has done this, Sadr says he will oppose the arrest warrant against him.[9]
Perpetrators
No organization has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sadrist politician Ali al-Shemari alleged that the attack was orchestrated by insurgents affiliated with the Iraqi Ba'ath party.[10]
References
- ^ Attack on Baghdad Shiite slum kills 160– Yahoo! News Archived 11 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bombs kill 138 in Baghdad's Sadr City– CNN Archived 29 October 2007 at archive.today
- ^ "Baghdad curfew after bombing wave". 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Iraqi militias take fiery revenge for slaughter". NBC News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Bombs, mortars in Shiite slum kill at least 161". NBC News. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Curfew lifted but tension high in Baghdad Archived 17 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine – Reuters, 27 November 2006
- from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "TIME.com: Iraqi Arrest Warrant Revives a Sunni Cleric's Fortunes -- Page 1". 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 21 November 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Sunni leader must stop the bloodshed, says Sadr Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Australian Broadcasting Corporation 24 November 2006
- ^ "Devastating blasts hit Sadr City". 23 November 2006. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links
- Martin Smith; Marcela Gaviria (17 April 2007). "Gangs of Iraq". Frontline. USA: Public Broadcasting Service.