Incident Summary:

02/28/2011: On Monday, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a vehicle targeting Colonel Ali Saleh. Saleh was unharmed in the blast, but two nearby civilians were wounded. The amount of damages from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201102280013

When:
2011-02-28

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The bombing attack took place in Baghdad, Iraq.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description Colonel Ali Saleh
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
Explosives Sticky Bomb
Weapon Details
An 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 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Voice of Iraq, "Sticky Bomb Wounds Two Civilians in Baghdad," http://en.aswataliraq.info/Default1.aspx?page=article_page&id=141235&l=1 (February 28, 2011).
Reuters, "FACTBOX- Security Developments in Iraq, Feb 28," Reuters, February 28, 2011, http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/factbox-security-developments-in-iraq-feb-28/.