Incident Summary:

06/01/2008: On Sunday, at 1200, a bomb exploded in front of a private home killing a woman and her child and wounding four others in Yakiti neighborhood in Jalawlah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.

GTD ID:
200806010004

When:
2008-06-01

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Jalawlah

Location Details:
The bomb exploded in front of a private home in Yakiti neighborhood in Jalawlah, Diyala, Iraq.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description Civilians
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 Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An unknown explosive type was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Al Basrah, "Iraqi Resistance Report for Events of Sunday, 1 June 2008," Al Basrah, http://www.albasrah.net/en_articles_2008/0608/iraqiresistancereport_010608.htm.
Voice of Iraq, "Bombing Kills Boy, Mother in Diyala," Voice of Iraq, http://66.111.34.180/look/english/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=81062&NrIssue=2&NrSection=1.