Incident Summary:

07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Kadhmiyah neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and 10 more were injured in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq and one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the coordinated attacks were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."

GTD ID:
201307290012

When:
2013-07-29

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The incident took place in the Kadhmiyah area of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) 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 1 Fatalities / 10 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Blast kills six at cafe in Iraq's Baquba," Todaysthv.com, July 31, 2013.
"Iraq's al-Qaida claims responsibility for Monday's attacks," Xinhua News Agency, July 30, 2013.
"2 killed, 25+ wounded in Kadhimiya and Mahmoudiya explosions," Aswat al-Iraq, July 29, 2013.