January 2011 Iraq attacks

January 2011 Iraq attacks
LocationBaghdad, Baqubah, Karbala and Tikrit, Iraq
Date2 January 2011
18–20 January 2011
24 January 2011
27 January 2011 (UTC+03:00)
TargetShia pilgrims, police buildings, funeral tent
Attack type
Car bombs, suicide bombing, spree shooting, roadside bombings
Deaths6,000
Injured230+ (18–20 January)
78+ (24 January)
78 (27 January)
Total: 386+ injured
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq (claimed; Tikrit attack)

In January 2011, a series of insurgent shooting and bombing attacks were launched throughout Iraq.

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