Incident Summary:

08/27/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, at 1330, in the Sab'ah Nisan district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in the eastern Baghdad Al Jadidah neighborhood, killing one civilian, wounding seven others, and damaging several vehicles. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
200808270011

When:
2008-08-27

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The attack took place in the Sab'ah Nisan district of Baghdad, 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 Vehicle
Weapon Details
A Vehicle-borne improvised explosive device 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 1 Fatalities / 7 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 7
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Aswat al-Iraq, "Two Civilians Killed, 20 Wounded in Three Blasts in Baghdad," Lexis Nexis Academic, Aswat al-Iraq, August 27, 2008.
National Counterterrorism Center, "One Civilian Killed, Seven Others Wounded in VBIED Attack in Baghdad, Iraq," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (January 19, 2010).