2003 Imam Ali Shrine bombing

2003 bombing in Najaf, Iraq November 2021 Imam Ali Shrine bombing Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Meshed ali usnavy (PD).jpg The Imam Ali mosque Najaf, Iraq Imam Ali Shrine 31.9958 44.3097 region:IQ_type:event it 29 August 2003 Car bomb 95 500+ Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad3 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011012/https://www.nysun.com/foreign/alleged-al-qaeda-militant-is-hanged/57989/ 6 July 2007 Bassem en Mroue Bağdat Associated Press Alleged Al Qaeda Militant Is Hanged https://www.nysun.com/foreign/alleged-al-qaeda-militant-is-hanged/57989/ The New York Sun2 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190702144518/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/zarqawis-father-in-law-linked-to-deadly-suicide-blast-in-2003/ 8 October 2005 Mohamad en Bazzi Süleymaniye Zarqawi's father-in-law linked to deadly suicide blast in 2003 https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/zarqawis-father-in-law-linked-to-deadly-suicide-blast-in-2003/ The Seattle Times20 June 2006 21 June 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060621042039/http://www.antiwar.com/orig/napoleoni.php?articleid=7988 11 November 2005 Loretta Napoleoni The Myth of Zarqawi http://www.antiwar.com/orig/napoleoni.php?articleid=7988 live TimeTanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/wopapub/house/committee/pjcaad/al_zarqawi/al_zarqawi_pdf.ashx https://web.archive.org/web/20220521083446/https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/wopapub/house/committee/pjcaad/al_zarqawi/al_zarqawi_pdf.ashx 2022-05-21 The Imam Ali mosque bombing was the detonation of two car bombs outside the Shia Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf on 29 August 2003. The attack killed 95 people crowded around the mosque for Friday prayers, including Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, spiritual leader of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.Imam Ali Mosque http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/an-najaf-imam-ali.htm Global Security 27 January 2013 16 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190116002605/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/an-najaf-imam-ali.htm live The attack was devastating for the Shia community in Iraq, because such a revered cleric was killed as well as over 90 other people. The bombing was the deadliest attack in Iraq in 2003.CNN.com - Najaf bombing kills Shiite leader, followers say - Aug. 30, 2003 http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/08/29/sprj.irq.najaf/index.html 2023-05-10 www.cnn.com 19 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081219104442/http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/08/29/sprj.irq.najaf/index.html live In response to the attack, thousands of Shia mourners marched in the streets of cities and towns across Iraq. The mourners, many of whom blamed Saddam Hussein's loyalists for the attack, held anti-Ba'athist protests.FBI to join mosque bombing probe http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/08/31/sprj.irq.main/ 27 January 2013 CNN 1 September 2003 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203242/http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/08/31/sprj.irq.main/ live Saddam himself released a taped audio message in which he denied having any involvement.2003-09-01 'Saddam' denies involvement in Najaf bombing en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/01/iraq 2023-05-10 0261-3077 2 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190702144518/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/01/iraq live Perpetrators U.S. and Iraqi officials accused Abu Musab al-Zarqawi of orchestrating Muhammad Baqir's assassination. They claimed that Yassin Jarad, Zarqawi's father-in-law, was the suicide bomber who detonated the bomb.Bazzi Mohamad 2005-02-08 Zarqawi's father-in-law linked to deadly suicide blast in 2003 https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/zarqawis-father-in-law-linked-to-deadly-suicide-blast-in-2003/ 2023-05-10 The Seattle Times en-US 2 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190702144518/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/zarqawis-father-in-law-linked-to-deadly-suicide-blast-in-2003/ live The US Department of Defense condemned the August 29, 2003 bombing at the Imam Ali Mosque in Al Najaf, Iraq. They offered their condolences to the victims and their families and expressed their commitment to working with the Iraqi people to build a better future.United States condemns the Attack https://2001-2009.state.gov/secretary/former/powell/remarks/2003/23636.htm 7 March 2023 7 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230307053432/https://2001-2009.state.gov/secretary/former/powell/remarks/2003/23636.htm live Following the bombing, local Shia leaders requested assistance from the FBI to investigate the bombing to determine if it was the work of Al-Qaeda. FBI forensic investigators were flown into an airstrip south of Najaf just days later and were escorted to the Imam Ali Shrine to investigate, as well as inspect the remains of dozens of victims that were stored in stored in metal shipping containers until their arrival.FBI asked to join probe of bombing https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/2003/09/01/fbi-asked-to-join-probe/50447301007/ 5 January 2026 live References Iraq External links Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf Category:2003 murders in Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Car and truck bombings in 2003 Category:2003 mass murders Category:Car and truck bombings in Iraq Category:Islamic terrorism in Iraq Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2003 Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2003 Category:Attacks on Shiite mosques in the Iraq War Category:August 2003 in Iraq Category:Mosque bombings by Islamists Category:Mosque bombings in Iraq Category:Imam Ali Mosque Category:Najaf in the Iraq War Category:2003 building bombings Category:Attacks on mosques in the 2000s Category:2003 in Iraq Category:2003 explosions Category:August 2003 in Asia Category:Building bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents attributed to al-Qaeda in Iraq Category:21st-century mass murders in Iraq