Incident Summary:

02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting an Asiacell Communications tower detonated in al-Quweisat area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no casualties; however, the tower was damaged. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.

GTD ID:
201202230028

When:
2012-02-23

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nineveh

City:
Near Mosul

Location Details:
Occurred in al-Quweisat area in eastern Mosul

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Telecommunication
Name of Entity Asiacell
Specific Description Communications Tower
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 Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Qaida in Iraq Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Al-Qaida claims deadly attacks on Iraqi cities," Associated Press Online, February 24, 2012.
"35 dead, 127 wounded in bloody day," Aswat al-Iraq, February 23, 2012.
"Second attack against AsiaCell tower in Mosul," Aswat al-Iraq, February 23, 2012.