19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings

2010 series of bomb attacks in Baghdad December 2020 19 September Baghdad bombings Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Baghdad, Iraq 19 September 2010 UTC+3 coordinated bomb detonations, car bombs 31+ 100+ Islamic State of Iraq The 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings were a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraq that killed at least 31 people, in two neighbourhoods of the capital.http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/21-dead-after-car-blasts-in-baghdad-14952928.html 31 dead after car blasts in Baghdad Belfast Telegraph 19 September 2010 25 September 2010 16 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016065753/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/21-dead-after-car-blasts-in-baghdad-14952928.html live Over a hundred more were wounded.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11361355 Twin blasts in Baghdad kill 23 BBC News 19 September 2010 20 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100920050527/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11361355 20 September 2010 live On 24 September the Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5itEQp3pTWeaepNIHFnZYu3DQFmgA AFP: Al Qaeda claims twin Baghdad car bombs 10 November 2016 30 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100930170437/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5itEQp3pTWeaepNIHFnZYu3DQFmgA dead Background Iraqis blamed the political deadlock in their country for the attacks as Iraqi authorities are struggling to form a unity government since March 2010 elections which rendered no single bloc to form a majority win and hence, depending upon each other, for forming a coalition government. Further the attacks in recent days also coincided with the USA's decision to downsize its troops in Iraq and handing over the security to Iraqi forces. Attacks On 19 September 2010 two car bombs exploded in the Iraqi capital almost simultaneously at around 10:10 am.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/29-killed-in-twin-Baghdad-car-bombs/articleshow/6585242.cms 29 killed in twin Baghdad car bombs The Times of India 19 September 2010 20 September 2010 23 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100923071419/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/29-killed-in-twin-Baghdad-car-bombs/articleshow/6585242.cms live The first (and most powerful) car bomb exploded in the residential Mansour district killing 10 people. The attack was in front of the local sales office of Asiacell (an Iraqi mobile phone company), although it is not clear if this was the specific target.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/world/middleeast/20baghdad.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast Dozens dead after Baghdad Car bombs The New York Times 19 September 2010 20 September 2010 4 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180404002000/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/world/middleeast/20baghdad.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast live Minutes later, a second attack occurred, in the predominantly Shia neighborhood of Al Kadhimiyah. Apparently aimed at an office of the Iraqi Federal Police and the National Security Ministry in Adan Square, it killed approximately 21 people and injured 71.http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/09/19/119722.html Twin Baghdad Car Bombs Kill 31, wound dozens Al Arabiya 19 September 2010 20 September 2010 21 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321181347/http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/09/19/119722.html live http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/19/c_13519948.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121106230224/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/19/c_13519948.htm dead 6 November 2012 29 people killed in Baghdad twin car bombings Xinhua 19 September 2010 A witness described the attack; "It was a minibus – the driver stopped and told people nearby that he was going to go see a doctor, a few minutes later, it exploded." Perpetrators and aftermath On 24 September, the Islamic State of Iraq organization claimed responsibility for the attack.May 2024 References 30em See also List of terrorist incidents, 2010 Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2010 Iraq Category:2010 murders in Iraq Category:2010 mass murders Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Car and truck bombings in Baghdad Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2010 Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad in the 2010s Category:2010 in Baghdad Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq Category:September 2010 crimes in Asia Category:September 2010 in Iraq Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in Baghdad Category:21st-century mass murders in Baghdad Category:2010 building bombings Category:Car and truck bombings in 2010 Category:Kadhimiya Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2010 Category:Building bombings in Baghdad Category:Attacks on mass media offices in Asia Category:Bus bombings in Iraq Category:Attacks on police stations in Iraq Category:Attacks on police stations in 2010 Category:Attacks on office buildings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad during the Iraq War