Incident Summary:

06/15/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting joint forces in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least 28 security members were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.

Overview

GTD ID:
201606150031

When:
2016-06-15

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Al Anbar

City:
Amiriyat al-Fallujah

What

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	Forces
Nationality of Target	Iraq
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity	Iraqi Volunteer Forces
Specific Description	Forces
Nationality of Target	Iraq

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	No

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Suicide (carried bodily by human being)

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No

Who

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	1
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	29 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	29
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	1
Total Number of Injured	0
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"Terrorism: Roundup of A'maq Agency Messages 15 June," Twitter, June 15, 2016."
"Al-Jazeera TV reports '28' Iraqi forces 'killed' in south of Falluja," Al-Jazirah Satellite Channel Television, June 15, 2016."
"ISIL: Table of Contents of Weekly Al-Naba' Newsletter's 36th Issue," Twitter, June 21, 2016."