2009 Taza bombing

Mass murder in Iraq April 2026 20 June 2009 Taza bombing Iraq 35.1812 44.1951 Taza none center 300px The attack occurred in Taza, Iraq. Taza, Iraq Shia Muslims 35 18 12 N 44 19 51 E inline,title type:event_region:IQ_scale:100000 yes 2009 6 20 Suicide attack(Remote detonation possible) 73 254 Unknown Anti-Shi'a sentiment Explosives The 20 June 2009 Taza bombing was an attack which took place in Taza near Kirkuk, Iraq on 20 June 2009 in a dominant Shia Turkmen community. At least 73 peoplehttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0621/iraq1.html Iraq bombing death toll rises to 73 21 June 2009 21 June 2009 Raidió Teilifís Éireann 23 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110223033330/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0621/iraq1.html live http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/middle-east/death-toll-from-bombing-in-iraq-reaches-73-1782896.html Death toll from bombing in Iraq reaches 73 21 June 2009 21 June 2009 Irish Independent 17 February 2013 https://archive.today/20130217173938/http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/middle-east/death-toll-from-bombing-in-iraq-reaches-73-1782896.html live http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=17772 Death toll from Kirkuk blast rises to 73; UK names 2 hostages killed 21 June 2009 21 June 2009 The Jordan Times 22 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201122111439/http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=17772 live were killed and over 200 more were injured.http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0620/iraq.html 67 killed in Iraq mosque bombing 20 June 2009 20 June 2009 Raidió Teilifís Éireann https://web.archive.org/web/20090621181134/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0620/iraq.html 21 June 2009 live Thirty homes were destroyed in the bombing. The bombing was the worst attack in Iraq since March 2008, even worse than the twin 23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks in Baghdad and Muqdadiyah. Incident The attack took place in a residential area near a mosque, as a result destroying several homes and slightly damaging the mosque. Mud-brick homes in the vicinity of the explosion collapsed, with the explosion leaving a deep crater at the point of detonation. Following midday prayers, people were exiting the crowded Al-Rasoul mosque in Taza town when the explosion occurred. Those who were affected were removed to Azadi Hospital in Kirkuk, with children being placed in wards. Thirty-five-year-old Hussain Nashaat was wrapped in bandages when he spoke to reporters: "I was sitting in my house when suddenly a powerful blast shook the ground under me. I found myself covered in blood and ran outside in a daze. My lovely neighborhood was just rubble."https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55J1GL20090621 Suicide truck bomber kills dozens in northern Iraq 21 June 2009 21 June 2009 Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20090622182609/https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55J1GL20090621 22 June 2009 live People were buried alive.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/world/middleeast/21iraq.html?ref=middleeast Truck Bomb Kills Dozens in Northern Iraq 20 June 2009 20 June 2009 The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20140410185158/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/world/middleeast/21iraq.html?ref=middleeast 10 April 2014 live Shortly after the bombing, the Kurdistan Regional Government, under orders from the Iraqi ministry of defence, started a 15-day operation "to follow terrorists and criminals in Kirkuk Province surroundings".http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11747&Itemid=1 Sulaimani Brigade carries out campaign in Kirkuk surroundings 22 June 2009 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 22 June 2009 June 2022 medicmedic 13 days later a high-ranking officer reported that "during a joint raid by Iraqi military forces alongside US troops in Haweja town, Mahdi Salih a terrorist was arrested who was the Kirkuk two blasts mastermind on 20 June"http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11983&Itemid=52 Kirkuk recent blasts mastermind arrested 5 July 2009 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 5 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160807093410/http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11983&Itemid=52 7 August 2016 dead dmy-all In December, Adnan Jassim Ali al-Hamdani, Walid Mahmoud Mohammed al-Hamdani and Hawas Falah al-Juburi were convicted and sentenced to death for helping to plan the attack.2009-12-29 Three sentenced to death for June Iraq bombing en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-sentence-idUSTRE5BS1WJ20091229 2023-05-09 25 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220925094036/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-sentence-idUSTRE5BS1WJ20091229 live Perpetrators Perpetrators are not identified. Western media, like Reuters, hinted at “...Sunni Islamist insurgents, including al Qaeda...”. Reaction Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called the bombing an "ugly crime" which was "an attempt to harm security and stability and spread mistrust of the Iraqi forces".http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8110807.stm 'Many dead' in Iraq truck bombing 20 June 2009 20 June 2009 BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20090621011958/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8110807.stm 21 June 2009 live the Kurdistan Regional Government president Massoud Barzani condemned the bombings by saying: this coward act aims to disturb fraternity, peace and peaceful coexistence among the various constituents in Iraq and we for our part strongly condemn this criminal act.PUKmedia :: English – President Barzani slams Taza terrorist bombing Halgord http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11732&Itemid=52 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302164945/http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11732&Itemid=52 2 March 2012 dead 23 June 2009 dmy-all Turkey's Foreign Ministry criticised the bombing and issued a statement expressing "profound sorrow". The statement said: "Turkey attaches great importance to the efforts to ensure peace and stability in Iraq and to provide a peaceful atmosphere among different ethnic and religious groups in Kirkuk. We strongly condemn this heinous attack. We want to reiterate once again that Turkey is opposed to all kinds of terrorism and the Turkish people sympathize with Iraqi people who lost their beloved ones in the attack. We are ready to take in those who were injured in the attack for medical treatment. We are taking all kinds of measures including dispatch of an ambulance helicopter to Iraq."http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/21/content_11574493.htm Turkey condemns bomb attack in Iraq's Kirkuk 21 June 2009 21 June 2009 Xinhua News Agency https://web.archive.org/web/20090622201145/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/21/content_11574493.htm 22 June 2009 dead The Turkmen Front announced three days of mourning and called for an "immediate investigation... and for the criminals to be brought to justice".http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090621/world-news/iraq-truck-bomb-kills-at-least-22-near-kirkuk Iraq truck bomb kills at least 22 near Kirkuk The Times 21 June 2009 Malta 17 December 2011 25 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625170753/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090621/world-news/iraq-truck-bomb-kills-at-least-22-near-kirkuk live References 30em Category:2009 murders in Iraq Category:June 2009 crimes in Asia Category:Al-Qaeda activities in Iraq Category:2009 mass murders Category:Suicide bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2009 Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq Category:June 2009 in Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Kirkuk Governorate in the Iraq War Category:Suicide bombings in 2009