2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing

Terrorist suicide bombing in Diyala, Iraq May 2023 2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing Iraqi Civil War Iraq 33.67 44.6 Khan Bani Saad none center Iraq Khan Bani Saad, Diyala Governorate, Iraq 33 34 16 N 44 32 31 E region:IQ_type:city_scale:5000 inline,title 17 July 2015 Mass murder, car bomb, suicide attack 120–130https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/at-least-130-dead-in-iraq-after-massive-bomb-attack/2015/07/18/01798182-74b9-4388-a2ed-cee7fd54976d_story.html At least 130 dead in Iraq after massive bomb attack The Washington Post 18 July 2015 18 July 2015 18 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150718211514/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/at-least-130-dead-in-iraq-after-massive-bomb-attack/2015/07/18/01798182-74b9-4388-a2ed-cee7fd54976d_story.html live at least 130https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33577817 Iraq violence: Car bomb kills scores in mainly Shia town BBC 18 July 2015 18 July 2015 17 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150717235140/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33577817 live Shiites Islamic State Car bomb A suicide car bombing occurred on 17 July 2015 in the Iraqi city of Khan Bani Saad, targeting a local marketplace. 2015 July 19 approximately 130 people were killed in the bombing, with a similar number of injured. Several people were killed by collapsed buildings. The bomb was hidden under an ice truck in an attempt to attract more people amid the heat. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Islamic State (IS). Background Prior to the attack, Iraqi officials had declared victory over IS in the Diyala Governorate where Khan Bani Saad is located after local forces and Shiite paramilitaries drove the IS members out of towns and villages. Insurgents, however, remained active in the governorate. Bombing According to two local police officials, the bomber announced he was selling ice and offering a discount because of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.https://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/18/middleeast/iraq-violence/ Sinister ISIS plot kills 120, wounds 140 in Iraq CNN 19 July 2015 19 July 2015 21 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721002155/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/18/middleeast/iraq-violence live As the air temperature was around 35 C, the announcement attracted people to his ice truck. The attacker then detonated a bomb, killing himself and between 120 and 130 people and injuring at least 130 more. Fifteen children were among the dead.http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/07/17/Car-bomb-kills-21-celebrating-Eid-in-Iraq.html ISIS claims Iraq car bomb attack, 90 killed Al Arabiya 17 July 2015 18 July 2015 1 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043421/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/07/17/Car-bomb-kills-21-celebrating-Eid-in-Iraq.html live Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the IS, which in a Twitter statement wrote that the attack had been conducted in response to the killing of Sunni Muslims in Hawija, and that 3 tonnes lb off of explosives had been used in the attack.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast-idUSKCN0PR21A20150717 Islamic State claims suicide car bomb that kills more than 100 in Iraq Reuters 17 July 2015 18 July 2015 17 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160317013242/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast-idUSKCN0PR21A20150717 live Aftermath In addition to those killed, 20 people were reported missing after the attack. Several buildings collapsed after the blast, crushing some people. Police major Ahmed al-Tamimi assessed the damage as "devastating". The authorities of Diyala Governorate, where Khan Bani Saad is located, declared three days of mourning and cancelled Eid al-Fitr festivities. Reactions Iraq – Iraqi Speaker of the Parliament Salim al-Jabouri said the attack "struck an 'ugly sectarian chord'."https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/at-least-130-dead-in-iraq-after-massive-bomb-attack/2015/07/18/01798182-74b9-4388-a2ed-cee7fd54976d_story.html At least 130 are dead in Iraq after a massive bomb attack Mustafa Salim Loveday Morris 18 July 2015 The Washington Post 19 July 2015 18 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150718211514/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/at-least-130-dead-in-iraq-after-massive-bomb-attack/2015/07/18/01798182-74b9-4388-a2ed-cee7fd54976d_story.html live United States – In a July 18 statement, White House National Security Council spokesman Ned Price called the attack in Iraq's eastern Diyala Province "abhorrent" and denounced the IS group, also known as ISIL, for having "purposefully and viciously targeted Iraqi civilians". He also added, "This latest attack is yet another painful example of the atrocities that the terrorist group ISIL continues to perpetrate against the people of Iraq."https://www.rferl.org/a/white-house-condemns-islamic-state-iraq-bombing/27136074.html White House Condemns 'Abhorrent' Car Bombing At Iraqi Market Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 18 July 2015 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 19 July 2015 19 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150719104518/http://www.rferl.org/content/white-house-condemns-islamic-state-iraq-bombing/27136074.html live United Kingdom – Foreign Office Minister of State, Tobias Ellwood said: "I am appalled by the attack in Khan Bani Saad in Iraq’s Diyala province, which killed over 115 people and injured many more, including women and children. Carrying out such an attack during Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, when families and friends were gathered to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is a heinous act. My thoughts and sympathies are with everyone affected." He also added: "The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a brutal terrorist organisation which has carried out horrific atrocities in Iraq. The UK remains committed to working with the Government of Iraq and the global coalition to defeat ISIL."https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-office-minister-condemns-iraq-car-bomb-attack Foreign Office Minister condemns Iraq car bomb attack 18 July 2015 19 July 2015 22 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722004550/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-office-minister-condemns-iraq-car-bomb-attack live United Nations – On July 18, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the attack "heinous and devastating."http://thebricspost.com/iraq-market-bombing-death-toll-passes-115/#.VawE2Sqqqkp Death toll in Iraq market bombing more than 130 19 July 2015 19 July 2015 The Brics Post 13 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160513030836/http://thebricspost.com/iraq-market-bombing-death-toll-passes-115/#.VawE2Sqqqkp live See also Iraq Timeline of the Iraq War (2015) List of terrorist incidents linked to the Islamic State List of terrorist incidents, 2015 References Category:2015 murders in Iraq Category:21st-century mass murders in Iraq Category:2015 mass murders Category:Marketplace attacks in Iraq Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2015 Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in Iraq Category:History of Diyala Governorate Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq Category:July 2015 crimes in Asia Category:July 2015 in Iraq Category:Suicide bombings in 2015 Category:Car and truck bombings in 2015 Category:Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State