Incident Summary:

05/24/2015: An explosive device detonated outside of a police officer's residence in Balad Ruz, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of eight coordinated attacks in Diyala and one of four incidents in Balad Ruz on the same day. At least 14 people were injured across the eight attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201505240081

When:
2015-05-24

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Balad Ruz

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description Residence of Officer
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 Unknown Explosive Type
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 attack represent a division of the cumulative total of those killed across incidents 201505240006, 201505240012, 201505240081, 201505240082, 201505240083, 201505240084, 201505240085, and 201505240086.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
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
"Eight bomb blasts rock Iraq's Diyala province," Agence France Presse -- English, May 24, 2015.
"Terrorism: Transcript of ISIL's Al-Bayan Radio Broadcast for 25 May," Twitter, May 25, 2015.