22 December 2011 Baghdad bombings

2011 Baghdad bombings
2011 Baghdad bombings
Part of the Iraqi insurgency
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Date	22 December 2011 (UTC+03:00)
Target	Civilian population; government offices
Attack type	Suicide bombings, suicide car bombing, roadside bombs, sticky bombs, shooting
Deaths	60 to 72
Injured	160 to 217
Perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq

On 22 December 2011, a series of coordinated attacks occurred in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 69 people.^[4] This was the first major attack following U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.

^ "Baghdad blasts kill at least 60 –". USA Today. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b Raheem, Kareem (22 December 2011). "Shi'ites targeted as Baghdad blasts kill 72". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ "Baghdad bomb attacks leave scores dead and hundreds injured". The Guardian. London. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
^ "Al-Qaida in Iraq Says It Was Behind Baghdad Blasts". NPR. Associated Press. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

[usatoday-1] "Baghdad blasts kill at least 60 –". USA Today. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

[reuters1-2] Raheem, Kareem (22 December 2011). "Shi'ites targeted as Baghdad blasts kill 72". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

[guardian-3] "Baghdad bomb attacks leave scores dead and hundreds injured". The Guardian. London. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

[Al_Qaida_NPR-4] "Al-Qaida in Iraq Says It Was Behind Baghdad Blasts". NPR. Associated Press. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

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