21 September 2013 Iraq attacks
On 21 September 2013, a series of car and suicide bombings struck the central and northern regions of Iraq, with the largest attack targeting a funeral in Sadr City, a predominantly Shi'ite neighborhood of Baghdad. The attacks left at least 115 dead and more than 200 others injured.
21 September 2013 Baghdad attack | |
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Part of Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) | |
Location | central and northern Iraq (centered on Baghdad) |
Date | 21 September 2013 |
Target | Shia civilians, Iraqi security forces (Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police), Sahwa militias |
Attack type | Car bombings, suicide bombings, roadside bombings, shootings |
Weapons | |
Deaths | 115 |
Injured | 255 |
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