2016 Taji gas plant attack

Natural gas plant bombing in Taji, Iraq May 2023 Taji gas plant attack the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Taji, Iraq 15 May 2016 Car bombing, suicide bombing, shooting 14+ (9 attackers also killed, maybe more) 47+ Islamic State On 15 May 2016, a team of IS bombers assaulted a natural-gas plant north of Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 14 people, eight suicide bombers, injuring 27 troops and burning 20 workers.Adnan Ghassan https://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-attacks-iraqi-gas-plant-1463313986 Islamic State Attacks Iraqi Gas Plant The Wall Street Journal 2016-05-15 2016-07-04 19 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170519001514/https://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-attacks-iraqi-gas-plant-1463313986 live 2016-05-16 Islamic State attacks gas plant north of Baghdad, killing 11 https://www.reuters.com/article/world/islamic-state-attacks-gas-plant-north-of-baghdad-killing-11-idUSKCN0Y6056/ live 2025-11-09 Reuters Attack A government-run plant was attacked, with attacks starting at dawn, with a suicide car bomber hitting the facility's main gate in the town of Taji, about 20km north of Baghdad. After eight suicide bombings, clashes broke out with security forces, leaving 27 soldiers wounded. Around 20 workers of the plant were seriously burned. IS suspected, that the plant was being used by the Iraqi army.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/deadly-isil-suicide-attack-hits-iraqi-gas-plant-160515133017303.html Iraq death toll rises after coordinated ISIL attacks Al Jazeera 2016-05-16 2016-07-04 19 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160519124249/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/deadly-isil-suicide-attack-hits-iraqi-gas-plant-160515133017303.html live Three of the facility's gas storages were set alight, before security forces were able to bring the situation under control. Firefighters managed to control and extinguish a fire, caused by the explosions, and technicians examined the damage. The power station provided, with the help of others, that had halted operations, 153 megawatts to the already overstretched national grid before the attack. Eight policemen were among the casualties of the attack.November 2020 References Iraq Category:2016 murders in Iraq Category:Suicide bombings in 2016 Category:21st-century mass murders in Iraq Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in Iraq Category:2016 mass murders Category:Building bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2016 Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in 2016 Category:May 2016 crimes in Asia Category:May 2016 in Iraq Category:History of Baghdad Governorate Category:Gas explosions in Iraq Category:2016 industrial disasters Category:2016 building bombings Category:Car and truck bombings in 2016 Category:Islamic State suicide bombings Category:Suicide bombings in Iraq