Incident Summary:

05/13/2009: On Wednesday morning, in the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, in a drive-by shooting, assailants, using weapons equipped with silencers, fired upon and killed a department head for the Commission on Public Integrity in the northern Ash Sha'b neighborhood and damaging his car. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
200905130007

When:
2009-05-13

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The attack took place in the Ash Sha'b neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Commission on Public Integrity
Specific Description The department head for the Commission on Public Integrity
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Handgun
Weapon Details
Weapons equipped with silencers were 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
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
Voice of Iraq, "Gunmen kill employee in Baghdad," http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=113059 (May 13, 2009)
McClatchy Newspapers, "Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 13 May 2009," http://www.mcclatchydc.com/iraq-daily-violence/story/68082.html (May 13, 2009)
National Counterterrorism Center, "One Government Official Killed in Armed Attack in Baghdad, Iraq," Worldwide incidents Tracking System, December 30, 2010.