Incident Summary:

06/10/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military convoy in Tammoz 30 neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least six soldiers were killed and another 10 were injured in the blast. This was one of five coordinated car bombings in the city targeting police and security forces on June 10, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201306100014

When:
2013-06-10

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nineveh

City:
Mosul

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Iraqi Armed Forces
Specific Description Convoy
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
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
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 6 Fatalities / 10 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 6
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 10
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Bombs, rockets hit north Iraq's Mosul police HQ, 24 killed," Reuters, June 10, 2013.
"Deadly car bombs hit Iraq markets," Al Jazeera, June 10, 2013.
"At least 60 people were killed and 191 others wounded in various violent attacks across Iraq on Monday.," Xinhua News Agency, June 10, 2013.