Incident Summary:

10/28/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Itaifiya area, Kadhimiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown. This was one of three similar attacks in Baghdad governorate on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they carried it out in retaliation for Iraq's Shia-led government's alleged actions of persecuting and interning Sunni women for the purpose of pressuring "their wanted relatives [into] turning themselves [in] to Iraqi security forces."

GTD ID:
201210280008

When:
2012-10-28

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The event occurred in the Atafiya area of the city's district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Qaida in Iraq Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Al-Qaida claims deadly holiday attacks in Iraq," Corpus Christi Caller Times, October 29, 2012.
"3 car explosions in Baghdad," Aswat al-Iraq, October 28, 2012.