2011 Basra bombings

2011 terrorist incident in Iraq December 2022 2011 Basra bombings Iraqi insurgency Basra location.PNG Basra, Iraq Civilian population 24 November 2011 UTC+3 Roadside, motorcycle and a bomb 19+ 65+ Unknown The 2011 Basra bombings were three bombing attacks in a busy market in Basra, Iraq, on November 24, 2011, that killed at least 19 people and wounded at least 65 more.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15878121 Bombs in Iraqi southern city of Basra kill 19 BBC 24 November 2011 25 November 2011 16 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190416001528/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15878121 livehttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1124/breaking60.html 19 killed in Basra bomb attacks Irish Times 24 November 2011 25 November 2011 29 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111129180353/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1124/breaking60.html live The first bomb, concealed in a motorbike, exploded initially while the two other bombs exploded as security forces responded to the scene. As a result, most of the casualties in the bombing were troops and policemen. It was the second triple bombing in Basra in just over three weeks. Ali al-Maliki, the head of the Basra provincial council security committee said, "The fingerprints of Baathists and al Qaeda are clear in these explosions."Aref Mohammed Bombs in Iraq market kill 19, wound scores U.S. 2011-11-24 https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-60720020111124 2018-01-23 24 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071023/https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-60720020111124 live The bombing took place one day before a major energy conference was due to take place.Rania El Gamal Iraq oil security tested as U.S. forces withdraw U.S. 2011-12-16 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-oil-security/iraq-oil-security-tested-as-u-s-forces-withdraw-idUSTRE7BF11Q20111216 2018-01-23 24 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180124070936/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-oil-security/iraq-oil-security-tested-as-u-s-forces-withdraw-idUSTRE7BF11Q20111216 live See also List of terrorist incidents, 2011 References Iraq Category:Basra in the Iraq War Category:2011 murders in Iraq Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2011 Category:2011 mass murders Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2011 Category:November 2011 in Iraq Category:Marketplace attacks in Iraq Category:Motorcycle bombings in Iraq Category:November 2011 crimes in Asia Category:Terrorist incidents in Basra