Incident Summary:

11/22/2003: Nine were killed and fifteen were injured in a missile attack on a Baquba police station in Iraq. Authorities believe insurgents were responsible.

GTD ID:
200311220005

When:
2003-11-22

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Baqubah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description Baquba Police
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
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
Additional Information This was one of two related attacks (cf. 200311220004-05). The available sources listed the casualties and injuries for these attacks cumulatively as 18 killed and 30 injured, so these figures have been distributed evenly for these cases in order to preserve
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown Unknown
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 9 Fatalities / 15 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 9
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 15
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Ali Yasuf, “Twin Suicide Attacks Against Iraqi Police Kill At Least 18, Wound 30,” Agence France Presse, November 22, 2003.
Niko Price, “Back-To-Back Car Bombings Kill 14 Iraqis; Cargo Plane Hit by Missile Lands with Wing Ablaze,” Associated Press, November 22, 2003.