23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings

The 2006 Sadr City bombings were a series of car bombs and mortar attacks in Iraq that occurred on 23 November at 15:10 Baghdad time (12:10 Greenwich Mean Time) and ended at 15:55 (12:55 UTC). Six car bombs and two mortar rounds were used in the attack on the Shia slum in Sadr City.

Sadr City bombing
Part of the Iraqi civil war
LocationSadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq
Date23 November 2006 (2006-11-23)
15:10 – 15:55 (UTC+3)
TargetShia Sadr City Slum
Attack type
Car bombs and mortar rounds.
DeathsAt least 215
Injured140
PerpetratorsUnknown
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