17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings

Two attacks in Baghdad, Iraq February 2021 17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Baghdad, Iraq Army recruits & Shias 17 August 2010 07:30http://www.france24.com/en/20100817-dozens-killed-attack-baghdad-army-recruitment-centre-iraq Scores killed in attack on army recruitment centre France24 17 August 2010 17 August 2010 26 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210526044915/https://www.france24.com/en/20100817-dozens-killed-attack-baghdad-army-recruitment-centre-iraq live and 21:30 UTC+3 Suicide bombing and Truck bombing 69+Alfano Sean Suicide bomber targets Iraqi army recruits, at least 60 killed, 125 wounded in gruesome blast Daily News 17 August 2010 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/08/17/2010-08-17_suicide_bomber_targets_iraqi_army_recruits_killing_51_in_downtown_baghdad.html 22 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20100819130225/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/08/17/2010-08-17_suicide_bomber_targets_iraqi_army_recruits_killing_51_in_downtown_baghdad.html 19 August 2010 live 169 Islamic State of Iraqhttp://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2010/08/20108204250505178.html Al-Qaeda 'claims' Baghdad attack Al Jazeera 20 August 2010 22 January 2015 1 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180801143414/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2010/08/20108204250505178.html live The 17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings were two attacks in Baghdad, Iraq. The first attack in the morning was when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside the Iraqi Army division headquarters on potential recruits to the army, some of whom had queued for hours prior to the bombings, that killed over 60 and wounded more than 100. The second attack took place in the evening when a fuel truck exploded in a Shia neighbourhood, killing 8 and wounding 44. Islamic State of Iraq claimed the first of the two attacks. Background The bombing came amid uncertainty over the future government in Iraq following the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election. One day before the attack former Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi pulled out of coalition talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki following claims that al-Maliki was pushing for a sectarian division of government.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/08/2010816154736783266.html Iraq blocs suspend coalition talks Al Jazeera 16 August 2010 17 August 2010 10 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210410190101/https://www.aljazeera.com/ live Security forces have been targets of attack in the months prior to this bombing. The United States began to reduce its troop strength in Iraq, from just under 60,000 at the time of this bombing, to about 50,000 by 31 August, which was scheduled to be the formal end of combat operations.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/08/20108175569660499.html Bomber strikes Iraqi army recruits Al Jazeera 17 August 2010 17 August 2010 22 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110222005939/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/08/20108175569660499.html live The bombing was the first major attack of the year's Ramadan, the most venerated month in the Islamic calendar.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/world/middleeast/18iraq.html Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens in Attack on Iraqi Army Recruits 17 August 2010 The New York Times 17 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100826050252/http://www.nytimes.com//2010//08//18//world//middleeast//18iraq.html 26 August 2010 live Farrell Stephen Bombings First bombing Unemployed people had queued for hours outside an Army recruiting centre when a suicide bomber approached and detonated his explosives.BBC World. 17 August, 2010, 10:30. The recruiting location is near the Bab al-Muadhan (Great Gate) by the Tigris River and the former Iraqi Ministry of Defense building in downtown Baghdad. An interior ministry official said the majority of the victims were army recruits but there were also some soldiers who were protecting the recruitment centre among the casualties. The casualties among these soldiers were at least three dead and eight wounded, with the overall total killed at over 60. Second bombing On the same day another attack occurred at 21:30 in the majority Shia neighbourhood of Hay Ur. A bomb attached to a fuel truck loaded with kerosene exploded, killing eight people and wounding 44 more.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/08/20108183304894446.html Scores die in Baghdad bombings – Middle East Al Jazeera 29 March 2012 2 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110202221711/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/08/20108183304894446.html live Perpetrators Iraqi spokesman Gen. Al-Moussawi immediately blamed al-Qaeda in Iraq for the bombings. Islamic State of Iraq, which includes al-Qaida in Iraq, within three days claimed the first of the two attacks, saying it targeted "a group of Shias and apostates who sold their faith for money and to be a tool in the war on Iraqi Sunnis", and boasting that its operative easily passed through checkpoints before detonating his explosives belt in a crowd of officers and recruits outside army headquarters.January 2015 Reaction A White House spokesman said "There obviously are still people who want to derail the advances that the Iraqi people have made toward democracy. But they are firmly on track. And we're confident that we're moving toward the end of our combat mission. The fact that there is a lot of competition for who is going to be running that country is a good thing."https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11006867 BBC News White House: Baghdad bomb 'won't derail democracy' 17 August 2010 20 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100819202916/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11006867 19 August 2010 live See also List of terrorist incidents, 2010 References Iraq Category:2010 murders in Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:2010 mass murders Category:Suicide bombings in Baghdad Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2010 Category:Car and truck bombings in Baghdad Category:2010 in Baghdad Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad in the 2010s Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2010 Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq Category:August 2010 in Iraq Category:Building bombings in Baghdad Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in Baghdad Category:Suicide bombings in 2010 Category:Car and truck bombings in 2010 Category:2010 building bombings Category:August 2010 crimes in Asia Category:Attacks on military installations in Baghdad Category:Attacks on military installations in 2010 Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad during the Iraq War