13 December 2013 Iraq attacks

13 December 2013 Iraq attacks
Part of Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
Location of Diyala Province in Iraq
Location Iraq Iraq
Diyala Province
Ramadi
Date 13 December 2013
Attack type
Shooting, Car bomb
Weapons Bomb, Guns
Deaths 36
Non-fatal injuries
46

On 13 December 2013, Friday multiple attacks killed at least 36 people and wounded 46 in Iraq.

A gunman killed at least 18 people, including 15 Iranians and another 7 were wounded, including 5 Iranians in Diyala Province, Iraq.[1][2][3]

In Ramadi, a car bomb killed at least 6 people and another 10 were wounded.[4]

At least 5 people die and another 14 were injured after a car exploded in Nahrawan.[4]

A car bomb killed at least 5 people and 13 others were wounded in Madain.[4][5]

Insurgents shoot dead at least 2 people in Ghazaliyah, Baghdad Governorate.[6]

References

  1. "Gunmen killed 18 people in Iraq". BBC News. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. "At least 18 people die in gun attack in Iraq". Russia Today. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. "Gunmen kill Iranian gas workers in Iraq: witnesses". Reuters. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  4. 1 2 3 "Detainees launch deadly Baghdad jail break". Al Jazeera English. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  5. "Iraq violence kills 37 people with Al-Qaeda, government blamed for five-year high in unrest". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation News). December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  6. "Several killed in Iraq-Iran pipeline attack - Middle East". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2013-12-16.


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