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href="/wiki/5_January_2012_Iraq_bombings" class="mw-redirect" title="5 January 2012 Iraq bombings">2nd Baghdad & Nasiriyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14_January_2012_Basra_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="14 January 2012 Basra bombing">Basra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27_January_2012_Baghdad_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="27 January 2012 Baghdad bombing">3rd Baghdad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23_February_2012_Iraq_attacks" title="23 February 2012 Iraq attacks">1st Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_March_2012_Iraq_attacks" title="20 March 2012 Iraq attacks">2nd Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13_June_2012_Iraq_attacks" title="13 June 2012 Iraq attacks">4th Baghdad & Hilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23_July_2012_Iraq_attacks" title="23 July 2012 Iraq attacks"><b>‡</b> 3rd Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16_August_2012_Iraq_attacks" title="16 August 2012 Iraq attacks"><b>‡</b> 4th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9_September_2012_Iraq_attacks" title="9 September 2012 Iraq attacks"><b>‡</b> 5th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2012_Iraq_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="December 2012 Iraq attacks"><b>‡</b> 6th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16_January_2013_Iraq_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="16 January 2013 Iraq attacks">7th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2013_Tuz_Khormato_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="January 2013 Tuz Khormato bombing">Tuz Khormato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2013_Kirkuk_attack" title="February 2013 Kirkuk attack">1st Kirkuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akashat_ambush" title="Akashat ambush">Akashat</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">8th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_April_2013_Iraq_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="1 April 2013 Iraq attacks">Tikrit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15_April_2013_Iraq_attacks" title="15 April 2013 Iraq attacks">9th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18_April_2013_Baghdad_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="18 April 2013 Baghdad bombing">5th Baghdad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Hawija_clashes" title="2013 Hawija clashes"><b>‡</b> Hawija</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2013_Iraq_attacks" title="May 2013 Iraq attacks"><b>‡</b> 10th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_al-Shabah" title="Operation al-Shabah"><i>al-Shabah </i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27_May_2013_Baghdad_bombings" title="27 May 2013 Baghdad bombings">6th Baghdad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_June_2013_Iraq_attacks" title="10 June 2013 Iraq attacks">11th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16_June_2013_Iraq_attacks" title="16 June 2013 Iraq attacks">12th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2013_Iraq_attacks" title="July 2013 Iraq attacks"><b>‡</b> 13th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_July_2013_Baghdad_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="20 July 2013 Baghdad attacks">7th Baghdad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_August_2013_Iraq_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="10 August 2013 Iraq attacks">14th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2013_Iraq_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="August 2013 Iraq attacks"><b>‡</b> 15th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_September_2013_Iraq_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="1 September 2013 Iraq attacks">Camp Ashraf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3_September_2013_Baghdad_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="3 September 2013 Baghdad attacks">8th Baghdad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2013_Iraq_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="September 2013 Iraq attacks"><b>‡</b> 16th Pan-Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_September_Samarra_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="20 September Samarra attack">Samarra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21_September_2013_Iraq_attacks" title="21 September 2013 Iraq attacks"><b>‡</b> 9th Baghdad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_December_2013_Iraq_attacks" title="4 December 2013 Iraq attacks">2nd Kirkuk</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9_December_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9 December 2013 Iraq attacks (page does not exist)">10th Baghdad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Baghdad_Christmas_Day_bombings" title="2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings">11th Baghdad</a></li></ul> <hr /> <small><b>‡</b> <i>indicates incidents resulting in over 100 deaths</i></small></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>The <b>19 March 2013 Iraq attacks</b> were a series of coordinated bombings and shootings across the capital <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a> and several major cities in the north and central parts of the country. At least 98 people were killed and more than 240 others injured in the wave of violence, which took place on the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_News_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_News-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reuters_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=19_March_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The attacks occurred on the 10th anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>, and about sixteen months following the withdrawal of the United States military forces from the area, leaving the security of the country in the hands of the <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_security_forces" title="Iraqi security forces">Iraqi security forces</a>. Violence slightly rose during 2012, with militant groups averaging about one major attack every month. </p><p>In addition, the country was in the midst of major protests by the Sunni population that began in December 2012. On 25 January 2013, the demonstrations against the government of <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Iraq" title="Prime Minister of Iraq">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Nouri_al-Maliki" title="Nouri al-Maliki">Nouri al-Maliki</a> turned deadly in <a href="/wiki/Fallujah" title="Fallujah">Fallujah</a>, as soldiers opened fire on a crowd of rock-throwing demonstrators, killing 7 and injuring more than 70 others. Three soldiers were later shot to death in retaliation for the incident, and clashes erupted in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 14 February <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch" title="Human Rights Watch">Human Rights Watch</a> called on Iraqi authorities to complete and announce the results of the ongoing parliamentary committee and the Defense Ministry investigations into the Fallujah shootings.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 March <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Police" title="Iraqi Police">Iraqi Police</a> forces shot at protesters in Mosul, killing three and injuring nine others. In response to this, <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet of Iraq">Agriculture Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Izz_al-Din_al-Dawla" title="Izz al-Din al-Dawla">Izz al-Din al-Dawla</a> announced his resignation, while <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Representatives_of_Iraq" title="Council of Representatives of Iraq">Parliament Speaker</a> <a href="/wiki/Usama_al-Nujayfi" class="mw-redirect" title="Usama al-Nujayfi">Usama al-Nujayfi</a> called on other Sunni officials to follow suit.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attacks">Attacks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=19_March_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Attacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Numerous attacks were conducted within hours of each other on 19 March 2013 across Baghdad, Mosul and several smaller cities in Iraq.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>In the capital <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a> the string of attacks began around 8:00 AM local time, with blasts in the Mashtal and <a href="/wiki/New_Baghdad" title="New Baghdad">New Baghdad</a> neighborhoods that killed eight and left 20 others injured. A bomb at the Ministry of Labor in Qahira killed seven and wounded 21, while another blast at a restaurant near the entrance to the <a href="/wiki/Green_Zone" title="Green Zone">Green Zone</a> left six dead and 15 injured. At least seven car bombs were detonated and a number of shootings took place in <a href="/wiki/Kadhimiya" title="Kadhimiya">Kadhimiya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al-Za%27franiya" title="Al-Za'franiya">Zafraniya</a> and Husseiniya, killing 28 and wounding 70. The sprawling <a href="/wiki/Sadr_City" title="Sadr City">Sadr City</a> slum was a target as well – sticky bombs killed four civilians, an IED killed two others, while car bomb attacks against security forces killed six and injured 22 others.</li> <li>Just south of the capital, two car bombs at a checkpoint and a bus stop in <a href="/wiki/Iskandariya" title="Iskandariya">Iskandariya</a> killed eight and wounded eight others. A similar attack in <a href="/wiki/Mahmoudiyah,_Iraq" title="Mahmoudiyah, Iraq">Mahmoudiyah</a> left five dead and ten injured. Mortar strikes in <a href="/wiki/Taji,_Iraq" title="Taji, Iraq">Taji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haditha" title="Haditha">Haditha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate" title="Al Anbar Governorate">Haswa</a> killed five and injured eight others. Car bombings in <a href="/wiki/Baqubah" title="Baqubah">Baqubah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Musayyib" title="Musayyib">Musayyib</a> and <a href="/wiki/Al_Tarmia" title="Al Tarmia">Tarmiyah</a> killed four and injured at least ten others.</li> <li>In Iraq's north, a suicide bomber assassinated a local police chief and two of his bodyguards in <a href="/wiki/Mosul" title="Mosul">Mosul</a>, while injuring seven others. Another bombing in the city left three civilians dead and five injured, while a tribal chief was gunned down near his home in nearby Noor. Roadside blasts in <a href="/wiki/Tikrit" title="Tikrit">Tikrit</a> killed two policemen and left two others injured. Another officer died and two were injured in similar attacks in <a href="/wiki/Sinjar" title="Sinjar">Sinjar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ramadi" title="Ramadi">Ramadi</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Tuz_Khormato" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuz Khormato">Tuz Khormato</a>, gunmen blew up a grocery store, killing two and injuring four others. A car bomb in <a href="/wiki/Baiji" title="Baiji">Baiji</a> killed a police officer and injured 11 civilians, mostly students, while an intelligence official was gunned down in <a href="/wiki/Tel_Keppe" title="Tel Keppe">Tel Keppe</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Perpetrators">Perpetrators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=19_March_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Perpetrators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 20 March, the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq" title="Islamic State of Iraq">Islamic State of Iraq</a> claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks in a statement published on a militant website. The group said the violence was in response to "the executions and massacres of convicted Sunni inmates" held in Iraqi prisons and warned the government to stop with the practice or "expect more bad events ... and seas of blood".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reactions">Reactions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=19_March_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Domestic">Domestic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=19_March_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Domestic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Interior_(Iraq)" title="Ministry of Interior (Iraq)">Interior Ministry</a> spokesperson Col. Saad Maan announced a large-scale investigation of the attacks on 20 March, saying that government forces "will not give up their responsibility and duty to fight terrorism" and promising "a swift and painful reaction" against the groups involved. <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet of Iraq">Deputy Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Saleh_al-Mutlaq" title="Saleh al-Mutlaq">Saleh al-Mutlaq</a> asked people to "show compassion towards their brothers, the families of the victims, and help security forces in their effort" against terrorism.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=19_March_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China">Foreign Ministry</a> spokesman Hong Lei said his country condemned the attacks, adding that the Chinese government hoped that the "relevant parties can strengthen their unity in order to safeguard and promote the stability and development of Iraq".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> – <a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative</a> <a href="/wiki/Catherine_Ashton" title="Catherine Ashton">Catherine Ashton</a> condemned the "unacceptable" attacks, adding that Iraqis need to "remain steadfast in their continued rejection of attempts by extremists to undermine the security and stability of their country". She also called on the Iraqi government and all leaders to engage in "genuine" dialogue in order to solve the problems facing the country.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=19_March_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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