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Sadr City bombing
Part of the Iraqi civil war
Location Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq
Date23 November 2006 (2006-11-23)
15:10 – 15:55 ( UTC+3)
Target Shia Sadr City Slum
Attack type
Car bombs and mortar rounds.
DeathsAt least 215
Injured140
PerpetratorsUnknown

The 2006 Sadr City bombings were a series of car bombs and mortar attacks in Iraq that occurred on 23 November at 15:10 Baghdad time (12:10 Greenwich Mean Time) and ended at 15:55 (12:55 UTC). Six car bombs and two mortar rounds were used in the attack on the Shia slum in Sadr City. [1]

Casualties

The attacks killed at least 215 people and injured 100 others, making it one of the deadliest sectarian attacks since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. [2] [3] [4] Following the attacks, the Iraqi government placed Baghdad under 24-hour curfew beginning at 20:00 Baghdad time (17:00 UTC), shut down Baghdad International Airport to commercial traffic, and closed the docks and airport in Basra, Iraq. The curfew was lifted on 27 November. [5] [6]

Timing of the attacks

The attacks occurred while residents of Sadr City were commemorating the life of Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. [7] Al-Sadr was killed by the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein in February 1999.

On 16 November 2006, an arrest warrant for Harith al-Dari, a prominent Sunni cleric, was issued in Baghdad. [8] Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and a controversial figure in his own right, called out on Friday for al-Dari to issue fatwas prohibiting the killing of Shiites, membership in " al Qaeda or any other organization that has made (Shiites) their enemies," and expressing support for the restoration of the Imam Ali Shrine. When al-Dari has done this, Sadr says he will oppose the arrest warrant against him. [9]

Perpetrators

No organization has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sadrist politician Ali al-Shemari alleged that the attack was orchestrated by insurgents affiliated with the Iraqi Ba'ath party. [10]

References

  1. ^ Attack on Baghdad Shiite slum kills 160Yahoo! News Archived 11 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Bombs kill 138 in Baghdad's Sadr CityCNN Archived 29 October 2007 at archive.today
  3. ^ "Baghdad curfew after bombing wave". 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Iraqi militias take fiery revenge for slaughter". NBC News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Bombs, mortars in Shiite slum kill at least 161". NBC News. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. ^ Curfew lifted but tension high in Baghdad Archived 17 December 2006 at the Wayback MachineReuters, 27 November 2006
  7. ^ Wright, Robin (25 November 2006). "U.S. Says Violence Is Meant To Topple Iraqi Government". The Washington Post. ISSN  0190-8286. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. ^ "TIME.com: Iraqi Arrest Warrant Revives a Sunni Cleric's Fortunes -- Page 1". 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 21 November 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. ^ Sunni leader must stop the bloodshed, says Sadr Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback MachineAustralian Broadcasting Corporation 24 November 2006
  10. ^ "Devastating blasts hit Sadr City". 23 November 2006. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

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