Incident Summary:

03/20/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Amil neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least 27 people were killed and 45 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.

Overview

GTD ID:
201703200013

When:
2017-03-20

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Amil neighborhood.

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity	Unknown
Specific Description	Marketplace
Nationality of Target	Iraq

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Unknown
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Vehicle

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No
Additional Information	Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here.

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	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	27 Fatalities / 45 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	27
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	45
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources

"Car bomb in Iraqi capital kills at least 23," Al Jazeera, March 20, 2017."
"Islamic State group claims responsibility for Baghdad attack," Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 21, 2017."
"1st LD: At least 15 killed in car bomb attack in Iraq's Baghdad," Xinhua General News Service, March 20, 2017."