Incident Summary:
08/24/2008: On Sunday, between 2000 and 2030, in Zaydan, Al Anbar, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device near the home of a Sunni Sahwa Council leader who was holding a banquet celebrating the release of his son from the Camp Bucca detention center three days earlier, killing 19 Sahwa Council paramilitary members, 11 civilians, wounding up to 42 other people, and damaging the residence. Although no group claimed responsibility, guests reported that the son had argued with Islamic State of Iraq members while in detention possibly leading to this reprisal attack.
Overview
GTD ID:
200808240022
When:
2008-08-24
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Middle East & North Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Al Anbar
City:
Zaydan
Location Details:
The attack took place in Zaydan.
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia |
Name of Entity |
Sahwa Council |
Specific Description |
The home of a Sahwa Council leader |
Nationality of Target |
Iraq |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Minor (likely < $1 million) |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite |
Suicide (carried bodily by human being) |
Weapon Details |
An improvised explosive device was used by a suicide bomber in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | Yes |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
The most recent available sources listed the fatalities for this attack from 21 to 30, and the injuries for this attack from11 to 42, so the majority casualty figures have been used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. |
Who
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
1 |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
31 Fatalities / 42 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
31 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
1 |
Total Number of Injured |
42 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"Deutsche Press-Agentur, "Suicide Bomber Kills 21, Wounds 12 at Banquet West of Baghdad," LexisNexis Academic, Deutsche Press-Agentur, August, 18, 2008." |
"National Counterterrorism Center, "Nineteen Paramilitary Members, Eight Civilians, Three Children Killed, Forty-Two People Wounded in Suicide IED Attack by Suspected ISI in Zaydan, Al Anbar, Iraq," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (December 11, 2009)." |
"Aswat al-Iraq, "Baghdad Suicide Blast Leaves 21 Killed, 12 Injured," LexisNexis Academic, Aswat al-Iraq, August 25, 2008." |