2011 Umm al-Qura Mosque bombing

2011 Islamic State of Iraq attack August 2022 Umm al-Qura Mosque bombing Baghdad, Iraq Civilians population 28 August 2011 UTC+3 Suicide bombing 32 39 AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State of Iraq On 28 August 2011, an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq was launched at the Umm al-Qura Mosque in western Baghdad. A suicide bomber wearing a fake cast on his arm walked into the building and blew himself up inside the main hall, killing 32 people including parliamentarian Khalid al-Fahdawi.http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/timeline-deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-in-last-year/ TIMELINE-Deadliest attacks in Iraq in last year Reuters trust.org 22 December 2011 23 December 2011 https://archive.today/20120914070018/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/timeline-deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-in-last-year/ 14 September 2012 dead dmy-all The attack took place near the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The mosque is the largest place of worship for Sunni Muslims in the capital and the main headquarters of the Sunni Endowment. The organization is responsible for maintaining Sunni Muslim religious sites across Baghdad.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704484 Baghdad mosque attack: Suicide bomber killed at least 28 BBC 28 August 2011 14 December 2011 3 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171203174937/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704484 live See also Iraq List of terrorist incidents, 2011 References Iraq Category:2011 murders in Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:2011 mass murders Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in Baghdad Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad in the 2010s Category:Suicide bombings in Baghdad Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2011 Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2011 Category:2011 in Baghdad Category:August 2011 in Iraq Category:Mosque bombings by Islamists Category:Mosque bombings in Baghdad Category:Anti-Sunni attacks and incidents Category:2011 building bombings Category:21st-century mass murders in Baghdad Category:Suicide bombings in 2011 Category:August 2011 crimes in Asia Category:Attacks on mosques in the 2010s Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad during the Iraq War