September 2013 Samarra attacks

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Samarra attacks
Part of Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
Location Samarra, Iraq
Date20 September 2013
Target Sunni civilians
Weapons Bombs
Deaths25 [1]
Injured39 [1]

The September 2013 Samarra attacks were a series of coordinated bombings and shootings across central and southern parts of Iraq that resulted in at least 25 people killed and injured 39 other . Samarra, a mostly Sunni Arab city, is 100km (62 miles) north of Baghdad.

The attack happened as worshippers entered the mosque around midday for Friday prayers. The biggest attack took place in Samarra, where a bomb hidden in the air-conditioning unit of a Sunni mosque was detonated, killing 18 and injuring 21 others. [1] [2] [3]

Attacks

-In July 2013, 7 were killed and 9 wounded after an explosion occurred in Alhaq Square, before Friday prayer, near the Al-Razzaq Mosque. Reports said the suicide bomber wore an army uniform. [4]

- August 2013, a car bomb exploded was parked inside Samraa grocery market at a time where shoppers took advantage of reduced prices on surplus stock before closing. At least 16 were killed and 26 wounded. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Iraq Sunni mosque blasts kill 18 (AFP, 20 September 2013)". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Iraq Sunni mosque blasts kill 18". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "قتلى وجرحى في تفجير وسط اعتصام سامراء". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Iraq unrest: Samarra car bomb 'kills 16' at city market". BBC News. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2026.


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