2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing

Suicide bombing in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq April 2026 21 June 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing Al Diwaniyah, Iraq 21 June 2011 7:30–8:00am local time UTC+3 Suicide bombing, attempted assassination Provincial governor (possibly) 27+ 30+ AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State of Iraqhttps://news.siteintelgroup.com/Jihadist-News/isi-claims-suicide-bombings-in-basra-diwaniyah.html ISI Claims Suicide Bombings in Basra, Diwaniyah 21 June 2011 SITE Institute 28 May 2014 28 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140528045930/https://news.siteintelgroup.com/Jihadist-News/isi-claims-suicide-bombings-in-basra-diwaniyah.html live The 21 June 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing was a suicide bombing that occurred outside the provincial governor's house. It is believed he was the intended target.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/2011621676821924.html Deadly blast at Iraqi governor's compound 21 June 2011 Al Jazeera English 21 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110621113815/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/2011621676821924.html 21 June 2011 live He survived the attack, however at least 27 people were killed, and over 30 wounded in the attack.https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-diwaniyah-attack-20110621,0,2798638.story Attack on governor's compound in Iraq kills at least 27 Fakrhildeen Saad Salman, Raheem 21 June 2011 LA Times 21 June 2011 Baghdad, Iraq Attack The attack occurred at approximately 7:30 am local time when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the governor's house.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna43474726 https://web.archive.org/web/20110624175310/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43474726/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa live 24 June 2011 Blast kills 20 near Iraq governor's home 21 June 2011 msnbc 21 June 2011 The second attack is believed to have happened a short time later as emergency services arrived at the area.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html Suicide Bombers Kill at Least 27 in Southern Iraq Schmit Michael. S Khalid D. Ali 21 June 2011 New York Times 21 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110621111519/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html 21 June 2011 live The attack occurred during the morning switch-over of security personnel.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-06/21/c_13941760.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110624061951/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-06/21/c_13941760.htm dead 24 June 2011 25 killed, 34 wounded in twin car bomb explosions in Iraq's Diwaniyah 21 June 2011 xinhuanet 21 June 2011 As a result, the majority of casualties in the blast were that of security personal to the governor. It is believed the governor himself was not harmed in the attack. It is the first major attack in the city, since 2009 when a bomb attached to a bus killed six people and 2007 when a roadside bomb targeted a police patrol, killing seven officers.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZHAX8R5MXcgrnPGWd4A-0EdwSag?docId=15197937f6e045d7aeef3cff8b203ac7 22 killed in suicide car bombings south of Baghdad Salaheddin Sinan Ahmed, Hamid Abdul-Zahra, Qassim 21 June 2011 Associated Press 21 June 2011 IraqJune 2024 medicmedic Aftermath The attacks led to further debate, especially among the top political factions in Iraq, as to whether the United States should remain in Iraq for security purposes, as despite the fact many feel that the violence has reduced in recent times, many are worried about the situation once the U.S pulls its final troops out of the country on 31 December 2011.http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/22-killed-in-iraq-suicide-bombings-16014244.html 22 killed in Iraq suicide bombings Belfast Telegraph 21 June 2011 20 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020121909/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/22-killed-in-iraq-suicide-bombings-16014244.html live See also List of terrorist incidents, 2011 Iraq War insurgent attacks References Iraq Category:2011 murders in Iraq Category:Failed assassination attempts in Asia Category:2011 mass murders Category:Suicide bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2011 Category:June 2011 in Iraq Category:Residential building bombings in Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate in the Iraq War Category:Suicide bombings in 2011 Category:2011 building bombings Category:June 2011 crimes in Asia Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Iraq