Incident Summary:

05/27/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a stadium in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two devices that detonated at the same time a short distance apart. At least one person died and another 15 others were injured in the attack. This was one of 12 coordinated car bombings in Iraq on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.

GTD ID:
201305270018

When:
2013-05-27

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
Incident occurred in Habibiya area of Sadr City in Baghdad

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Saab Stadium
Specific Description Stadium
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest estimates are reported here. Moreover, casualty numbers for this incident represent an equal division of the total killed and wounded across incidents 201305270018 and 201305170019.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 8 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 8
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Car bombs hit Baghdad Shi'ite districts, 17 killed," Reuters, May 27, 2013.
"More than 50 dead as wave of car bombings hits Baghdad neighbourhoods," ABC Online, May 27, 2013.
"21 killed, 99 wounded in series of car bombings in Baghdad," Xinhua News Agency, May 27, 2013.