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 () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
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 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Who
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." |
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