13 December 2013 Iraq attacks

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13 December 2013 Iraq attacks
Part of Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
Diyala map.svg
Location of Diyala Governorate in Iraq
Location Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
Diyala Governorate
Ramadi
Date13 December 2013
Attack type
Shooting, car bomb
Weapons Bomb, Guns
Deaths36
Injured46

On Friday 13 December 2013, multiple attacks killed at least 36 people and wounded 46 in Iraq.

A gunman killed at least 18 people, including 15 Iranians and another 7 were wounded, including 5 Iranians in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. [1] [2]

In Ramadi, a car bomb killed at least 6 people and another 10 were wounded. [3]

At least 5 people die and another 14 were injured after a car exploded in Nahrawan. [3]

A car bomb killed at least 5 people and 13 others were wounded in Madain. [3] [4]

Insurgents shoot dead at least 2 people in Ghazaliyah, Baghdad Governorate. [5]

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References

  1. "Gunmen killed 18 people in Iraq". BBC News. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. "Gunmen kill Iranian gas workers in Iraq: witnesses". Reuters. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "Detainees launch deadly Baghdad jail break". Al Jazeera English. December 13, 2013. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  4. "Iraq violence kills 37 people with Al-Qaeda, government blamed for five-year high in unrest". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation News). December 14, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  5. "Several killed in Iraq-Iran pipeline attack - Middle East". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.