19 March 2013 Iraq attacks

19 March 2013 Iraq attacks
Part of Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
LocationAcross Iraq
Date19 March 2013 (2013-03-19)
TargetShia civilians, Iraqi security forces
Attack type
Car bombings, suicide bombings, roadside bombings, shootings
Weapons
DeathsAt least 98
InjuredAt least 240

The 19 March 2013 Iraq attacks were a series of coordinated bombings and shootings across the capital Baghdad and several major cities in the north and central parts of the country. At least 98 people were killed and more than 240 others injured in the wave of violence, which took place on the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Baghdad Shia areas hit by deadly car bombs". BBC News. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ^ Markey, Patrick; Raheem, Kareem (19 March 2013). "Bombs kill 50 on Iraq invasion anniversary". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Margaret Griffis (19 March 2013). "Iraq Invasion Anniversary Carnage: 98 Killed, over 240 Wounded". Antiwar.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ Mohammed Tawfeeq; Joe Sterling (19 March 2013). "Attacks claim 55 lives on Iraq anniversary". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Series of bomb blasts kill scores in Baghdad". aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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