GTD ID:
200507290007
When:
2005-07-29
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Middle East & North Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Nineveh
City:
Rabiaa
Location Details:
The attack occurred at an army recruitment center in the town of Rabiah, Iraq.
Target Type: Police | |||
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Name of Entity | Iraqi Police Service (IPS) | ||
Specific Description | Iraqi police recruits training at a recruitment center in Rabiah, Iraq | ||
Nationality of Target | Iraq |
Hostages | No |
Property Damage | Yes |
Extent of Property Damage | Unknown |
Value of Property Damage | Unknown |
Type | Sub-type |
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Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) |
Group Name | Claimed Responsibility |
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Al-Qaida in Iraq | Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown) |
Number of Perpetrators | 1 |
Number of Captured Perpetrators | 0 |
Total Number of Casualties | 44 Fatalities / 57 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities | 44 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities | 0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities | 1 |
Total Number of Injured | 57 |
Number of U.S. Injured | 0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured | 0 |
“25 Killed in Bombing at Iraqi Army Recruiting Centre,” Agence France Presse, July 29, 2005. |
“Al-Qaida in Iraq Claims Responsibility of Suicide Bombing Which Killed 25 Army Recruits,” Associated Press Worldstream, July 29, 2005. |
Bassem Mroue, “Suicide Bomber Kills 25 Police Trainees; Two Marines Die in Fight With Rebels,” The Associated Press, July 29, 2005. |