2009 Anbar car bombing campaign

Anbar Governorate bombings, 2009 In 2009, following the withdrawal of US forces from Iraqi cities on 30 June, a campaign of car bomb attacks (including several suicide bombings) was conducted throughout Anbar Governorate.http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/07/20/iraq_the_unraveling_xvii_what_up_in_anbar Iraq, the unraveling (XVII): what up in Anbar? 2010-02-06 2010-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100107163036/http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/07/20/iraq_the_unraveling_xvii_what_up_in_anbar dead In early 2009, U.S. forces began pulling out of cities across the country, turning over the task of maintaining security to the Iraqi Army, police, and their paramilitary allies. Experts and many Iraqis worried that in the absence of U.S. soldiers, AQI might resurface and attempt mass-casualty attacks to destabilize the country.As US withdraws, will Al Qaeda in Iraq find new openings? Christian Science Monitor https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2009/0113/p01s01-wome.html 2023-05-09 0882-7729 2022-09-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20220901055817/https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2009/0113/p01s01-wome.html live There was indeed a spike in the number of suicide attacks,Spike in suicide attacks: Is Al Qaeda in Iraq coming back? Christian Science Monitor https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2009/0513/p06s01-wome.html 2023-05-09 0882-7729 2021-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20211218065037/https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2009/0513/p06s01-wome.html live and through mid and late 2009, the Islamic State of Iraq rebounded in strength and appeared to be launching a concerted effort to cripple the Iraqi government.Londoño Ernesto 2009-11-22 Resurgent al-Qaeda in Iraq seeks to undermine government The Washington Post en-US http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/21/AR2009112102009.html 2023-05-09 0190-8286 2022-04-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20220423175153/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/21/AR2009112102009.html live The first attack was on July 15, when six people (including five policemen) were killed and another 19 wounded in Ramadi when a suicide bomber driving a minibus struck a checkpoint of Iraqi soldiers and police.http://gulfnews.com/news/region/iraq/suicide-bomber-kills-6-in-iraq-s-anbar-province-1.492486 Suicide bomber kills 6 in Iraq's Anbar province 2010-12-25 2012-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011051610/http://gulfnews.com/news/region/iraq/suicide-bomber-kills-6-in-iraq-s-anbar-province-1.492486 dead On July 21, a pair of car bombs were simultaneously detonated near a group of restaurants in Ramadi, killing 1-3 people and wounding 13-18. That same day a state of emergency was declared in Ramadi along with vehicle bans both there and in Fallujah.2009-07-21 Emergency declared in Iraq's Ramadi after bombings en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-ramadi-explosions-idUSTRE56K1VN20090721 2023-05-09 2016-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113917/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-ramadi-explosions-idUSTRE56K1VN20090721 live Four days later on July 25, four people were killed and another 12 wounded when a car bomb was detonated outside the offices of the Iraqi Islamic Party in Fallujah.2009-07-25 Four killed in Iraq car bombing https://www.smh.com.au/world/four-killed-in-iraq-car-bombing-20090725-dwxb.html 2023-05-09 The Sydney Morning Herald en On August 3, two car bombs hit the cities of Haditha and Saqlawiyah. The Haditha bomb targeted a crowded marketplace, killing seven civilians and wounding 20, while the Saqlawiyah attack unsuccessfully targeted the local police chief, but killed two civilians.https://archive.today/20120919100756/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1493345.php/Two_killed_seven_wounded_in_Iraq_suicide_car_bombing Two killed, seven wounded in Iraq suicide car bombing On September 7, two car bombs were detonated against police checkpoints in Ramadi, killing seven (including three police) and wounding seventeen.http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=118627 7 killed, 17 wounded in Ramadi's blast 2010-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721185819/http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=118627 2011-07-21 dead Another car bomb attack against a police station in Ramadi on September 27 killed three police and wounded four.http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=119547 Ramadi suicide blast leaves 3 policemen killed, 4 wounded 2010-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721185840/http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=119547 2011-07-21 dead On October 6, a suicide car bomb was detonated near a residential compound in Fallujah, killing nine civilians and wounding 30.http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=120033 Suicide bombing in Falluja leaves 39 casualties 2010-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721185902/http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=120033 2011-07-21 dead References Category:Military operations of the Iraq War in 2009 Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2009 Category:2009 murders in Iraq Category:2009 mass murders Category:Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Military operations of the Anbar campaign (2003–2011) Category:Fallujah in the Iraq War Category:American occupation of Ramadi Category:Campaigns of the Iraq War Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Suicide bombings in 2009 Category:Car and truck bombings in 2009 Category:July 2009 in Iraq Category:August 2009 in Iraq Category:September 2009 in Iraq Category:October 2009 in Iraq