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insurgency (2011) (page does not exist)">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Iraqi_insurgency_(2012)" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the Iraqi insurgency (2012)">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Iraqi_insurgency_(2013)" title="Timeline of the Iraqi insurgency (2013)">2013</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/22_December_2011_Baghdad_bombings" title="22 December 2011 Baghdad bombings">1st Baghdad</a></li> <li><a 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/19_March_2013_Iraq_attacks" title="19 March 2013 Iraq attacks">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>20 March 2012 Iraq attacks</b> were the sixth simultaneous wave of bombings to hit <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> during <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_insurgency_(2011%E2%80%932013)" title="Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)">the insurgency</a> and the second such major assault since the <a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_of_U.S._troops_from_Iraq_(2007%E2%80%932011)" class="mw-redirect" title="Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2007–2011)">US withdrawal</a> at the end of 2011. At least 50 people were killed and around 250 wounded in highly coordinated attacks spread out in at least 10 cities. The deadliest attack of the day took place in <a href="/wiki/Karbala" title="Karbala">Karbala</a> where twin bombings left 13 dead and 50 injured. In the northern city of <a href="/wiki/Kirkuk" title="Kirkuk">Kirkuk</a> a car parked in the parking lot of a local security office exploded, killing 13 and leaving almost 60 wounded. Several explosions rocked the capital <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>, including mortar attacks close to the <a href="/wiki/Green_Zone" title="Green Zone">Green Zone</a> and a suicide blast near an intelligence building opposite the Foreign Ministry – three people were killed and nine wounded in that attack. Numerous other bombings and shootings took place all across the country, including <a href="/wiki/Fallujah" title="Fallujah">Fallujah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samarra" title="Samarra">Samarra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baiji,_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Baiji, Iraq">Baiji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hillah" title="Hillah">Hillah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latifiya" title="Latifiya">Latifiya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tuz_Khormato" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuz Khormato">Tuz Khormato</a> and others. A car bomb in <a href="/wiki/Ramadi" title="Ramadi">Ramadi</a> killed two and injured 11, as unidentified gunmen shot and killed two police officers in a nearby village. Authorities in <a href="/wiki/Baqubah" title="Baqubah">Baqubah</a> discovered and successfully disarmed at least eight explosive devices.<sup id="cite_ref-aljaz_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aljaz-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-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> </p> <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=20_March_2012_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Perpetrators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The umbrella group <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq" title="Islamic State of Iraq">Islamic State of Iraq</a> almost immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings and promised further bloodshed as it targets Shiites across Iraq. The country is set to host the postponed <a href="/wiki/2012_Arab_League_summit" title="2012 Arab League summit">Arab League Summit</a> on 29 March, in the midst of a surge of violence and a rise in civilian and security casualties since the withdrawal of US forces.<sup id="cite_ref-aljaz_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aljaz-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=20_March_2012_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_insurgency_(post_U.S._withdrawal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraqi insurgency (post U.S. withdrawal)">Iraqi insurgency (post U.S. withdrawal)</a></li></ul> <style 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