2016 Samawa bombing

2016 Samawa bombing
Part of War in Iraq
Location	Samawa, Iraq
Date	1 May 2016
Target	Shias
Attack type	Double suicide bombing
Weapons	Two bombs
Deaths	33+ (+2)
Injured	75
Perpetrator	Islamic State
Motive	Anti-Shiism

On 1 May 2016, attacks targeted Iraq's deep Shiite south, with the explosion of twin suicide car bombs in the city of Samawa. At least 33 people were killed and 75 wounded. ^[1]

Bombing

The first blast took place near a local government building and the second one about 65 yards away at a bus station, police sources said. The death toll and wounded number is expected to keep rising. ^[2] The blasts took place in Samawa, in southern Iraq. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in Iraq's deep Shiite south, where incidents are considered rare. ^[1] The bombers were named as Abu Dayyar al-Qurashi and Abu Zubayr al-Zaidi.

See also

• 2015–16 Iraqi protests
• List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016
• Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2016
• Timeline of the Iraq War (2016)

References

1. "Rare IS group bombings in southern Iraq kill 33". Yahoo News. AFP. 2016-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
2. "ISIS Attacks Kill 32 in Southern Iraq; Bombing in Turkey Kills Two". NBC News. Reuters. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-13.