2010 Al-Kazimiyya Mosque bombings

2010 terrorist incident in Baghdad, Iraq October 2020 Al-Kazimiyya Mosque bombings KadhimaynMosque02.jpg Mausoleum of Musa Kadhim Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq Shia pilgrims 6-8 July 2010 19:45 20:00 UTC+3 Suicide bomb, bombing 70+ 400+Abboud Assad Baghdad attacks on Shiite pilgrims kill 70 in three days https://montrealgazette.com/news/Baghdad+attacks+Shiite+pilgrims+kill+three+days/3250383/story.html 8 July 2010 Montreal Gazette 8 July 2010April 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Unknown In early July 2010, a series of bombing attacks in Baghdad, Iraq killed at least 70 people while injuring 400 during a Shia pilgrimage to Al-Kazimiyya Mosque, the mausoleum of Musa al-Kadhim.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/07/20107717324072400.html Pilgrims die in Iraq suicide attack 7 July 2010 Al Jazeera 7 July 2010 7 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110207235430/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/07/20107717324072400.html live The bombings targeted those on the annual pilgrimage and took place from 6 to 8 July. The pilgrimage has been attacked previously by Sunni extremists, and in 2005 was the site of a stampede that killed up to 1,000 people. Background The pilgrimage to Al-Kazimiyya Mosque is of significance to Shia Muslims, as he was the seventh of 12 revered imams in Shia Islam. The pilgrimage was due to reach its climax on the night of the bombing and into the early hours of the next day. In 2005, 1,000 people were killed in a crowd crush on the way to this mausoleum during the same pilgrimage. In 2009, Shia pilgrims were killed on the way to the shrine (including many Iranians) in a suicide attack.Fresh Iraq bombings hit Shia pilgrims in Baghdad https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10550840 8 July 2010 BBC News 8 July 2010 The attacks also followed US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to meet senior Iraqi officials to urge them to form a government. Attacks During the Shia pilgrimage festivities to the mosque that lasted three days from 6 – 8 July various attacks in the city took place. The most deadly attack occurred in the hours before tens of thousands of Shia's came into Baghdad amid heavy security for the pilgrimage. Hundreds of tents were erected to feed people as they came into town. Another bomb struck in the central Bab al-Muazam neighbourhood while a third exploded in the southeastern Mashtal district.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/07/20107882413455505.html Deadly attacks target Iraq pilgrims english.aljazeera.net 23 April 2018 15 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100715040050/http://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/07/20107882413455505.html live The deadliest attack occurred in Adhamiyah district on 7 July, killing 28 people and leaving a further 136 wounded. Eleven more people in the area were killed in bomb attacks on the same day. Further attacks were carried out whilst the pilgrimage ended on 8 July that killed 11 and injured more than 77 more. Some of the attacks were made with mortars and others with roadside bombs.Nearly 70 dead in 3 days of Baghdad violence http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201007/2948787.htm?desktop 8 July 2010 Australia Network News 8 July 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110707191958/http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201007/2948787.htm?desktop 7 July 2011 Heavy security had been put in place prior to the attacks as bombings that target Shia pilgrims are common in Iraq. Military checkpoints were in place and all vehicular traffic had been banned on several of Baghdad's main bridges. Major General Qassim Atta of the Baghdad police said special safety measures, including road closures, were employed to protect the pilgrims. "We continue to organise transport for pilgrims and air surveillance for their benefit. The movement of motorcycles, bicycles and carts is banned throughout the city until further notice." However, a lone suicide bomber struck the crowd en route to the shrine. Responsibility Though no one claimed responsibility, a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor said that in the past "these very large Shia pilgrimages have been targeted by Sunni militants interested in increasing sectarian tension[s]." The attacks were seen as a "clear indication of the determination of anti-government fighters to exploit Iraq's political vacuum and destabilise the country as US troops prepare to leave." Reaction Lebanon Opposition party Hezbollah condemned the attacks for its targeting of pilgrims visiting the Holy Shrine and considered its perpetrators "heartless and inhumane criminals who seek to sabotage Iraq, targeting its security and stability." A statement it released, emphasized that "such acts are in service of the US occupation and its devilish schemes as Iraq had turned into a scene of genocides since the US soldiers set foot in the country, targeting those believers, the holy shrines and the mosques." It also expressed "sincere feelings of sympathy and support to the families of the victims, calling upon the sons of Iraq to uncover the murderers and sanctioning them."http://www.almanar.com.lb/newssite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=145648&language=en February 2022 See also Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2010 2016 Al-Kazimiyya Mosque bombing References 30em Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:2010 in Baghdad Category:2010 murders in Iraq Category:Mosque bombings in Baghdad Category:Suicide bombings in Baghdad Category:2010 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2010 Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad in the 2010s Category:Attacks on Shiite mosques in the Iraq War Category:July 2010 crimes in Asia Category:July 2010 in Iraq Category:2010 building bombings Category:Kadhimiya Category:Suicide bombings in 2010 Category:2010 in Islam Category:Terrorist incidents by unknown perpetrators Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad during the Iraq War