2004 Erbil bombings

Double suicide attack in Iraq 2004 Erbil bombing Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) 1 Feb Memorial, Erbil.jpg Memorial of 2004 Erbil bombing in Sami Abdul Rahman Park Erbil, Kurdistan Region Headquarters of PUK and KDP 1 February 2004 Suicide bombings 101 killed (PDK claim)PM Barzani Attends Event to Commemorate Victims of 2004 Terrorist Attacks KDP – Foreign Relations Office https://kdp-fro.krd/en/news-detail?slug=pm-barzani-attends-event-to-commemorate-victims-of-2004-terrorist-attacks-legacy-2374 2026-09-26 kdp-fro.krd105 killed (PUK claim)Twenty-Two Years Pass Over 1 February Terrorist Attack‌ https://pukmedia.com/EN/Details/80357 2026-09-26 pukmedia.com en 133 Unknown (Alleged to be either Al-Qaeda, Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan or the Sheikh Zana network) 2 Unknown men The 2004 Erbil bombings was a double suicide attack on the offices of Iraqi Kurdish political parties in Erbil, Kurdistan Region on 1 February 2004. The attackers detonated explosives strapped to their bodies as hundreds gathered to celebrate Eid Al-Adha in Erbil.Gettleman Jeffrey Wong Edward February 1, 2004 Twin Bombings in Northern Iraq Kill at Least 56 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/international/middleeast/twin-bombings-in-northern-iraq-kill-at-least-56.html February 10, 2023 February 10, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230210164916/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/international/middleeast/twin-bombings-in-northern-iraq-kill-at-least-56.html live A former government minister, the deputy governor of Erbil Governorate and the city's police chief were among those killed at the offices of the Kurdistan Region's main political groups, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). The attacks occurred as party leaders were receiving hundreds of visitors to mark the start of Eid. The Al-Hayat newspaper allegedly speculated that the bombings may have been retribution for the capture of bin Laden's courier Hassan Ghul in The Kurdistan Region.Cole Juan 2004-02-03 Were Irbil Bombings Revenge For Capture https://www.juancole.com/2004/02/were-irbil-bombings-revenge-for-capture.html 2024-09-26 Informed Comment en-US The Sheikh Zana network was accused by the Kurdistan Regional of involvement in the bombings, the network also had ties to Ansar al-Islam and Ansar al-Sunna.اعترافات لشبكة الشيخ زانا تثير جدلا بكردستان العراق https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2005/7/25/%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%a8%d9%83%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d9%8a%d8%ae-%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%a7-%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%84%d8%a7 2026-09-03 Al Jazeera ar "We have no group that's claimed responsibility," Coalition Provisional Authority spokesman Dan Senor said, saying al Qaeda or Ansar al-Islam, a Kurdish Islamist group with suspected al Qaeda ties, could be responsible. "It could be any number of groups attempting to operate inside Iraq," he added.CNN.com - Death toll climbs in Iraq suicide blasts - Feb. 2, 2004 https://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/02/sprj.nirq.main/ 2023-03-07 CNN 2023-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20230307054705/https://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/02/sprj.nirq.main/ live See also 2005 Erbil bombing 2013 Erbil bombings 2021 Erbil missile attacks References External links Naseer Al-Nahr http://www.arabnews.com/node/243882 Twin Bombings Kill 56 in Irbil May 11, 2015 February 2, 2004 Arabnews.com Iraq Category:2004 murders in Iraq Category:Anti-Kurdish sentiment in Iraq Category:2004 mass murders Category:Filmed suicide bombings Category:Al-Qaeda activities in Iraq Category:Suicide bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2004 Category:February 2004 in Iraq Category:Building bombings in Kurdistan Region (Iraq) Category:Military history of Erbil Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Erbil Governorate in the Iraq War Category:Attacks on office buildings in Iraq Category:2004 building bombings Category:Suicide bombings in 2004 Category:February 2004 crimes in Asia Category:2004 in Iraqi Kurdistan Category:Filmed killings in Asia Category:Attacks on headquarters of political parties