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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 class="mw-selflink selflink"><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>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 <a href="/wiki/Sadr_City" title="Sadr City">Sadr City</a>, a predominantly Shi'ite neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>. The attacks left at least 115 dead and more than 200 others injured.<sup id="cite_ref-AJ_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJ-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MSN_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AntiwarSep21_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AntiwarSep21-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<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=21_September_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From a peak of 3,000 deaths per month in 2006–07, violence in Iraq decreased steadily for several years before beginning to rise again in 2012.<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> In December 2012, <a href="/wiki/Sunni" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunni">Sunnis</a> began to protest perceived mistreatment by the <a href="/wiki/Shia" class="mw-redirect" title="Shia">Shia</a>-led government. The protests had been largely peaceful, but insurgents, emboldened by the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian Civil War">war in neighboring Syria</a>, stepped up attacks in the initial months of 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number of attacks rose sharply after the Iraqi army <a href="/wiki/2013_Hawija_clashes" title="2013 Hawija clashes">raided a protest camp</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hawija" title="Hawija">Hawija</a> on 23 April 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-AP_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, 712 people were killed in April according to UN figures, making it the nation's deadliest month in five years.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AP_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conditions continued to deteriorate in May when UNAMI reported at least 1,045 Iraqis were killed and another 2,397 wounded in acts of terrorism and acts of violence, making it the deadliest month in the country since April 2008. Similar death tolls were recorded in July and August, as 2013 was on track to be the deadliest year for the country since 2008.<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> <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=21_September_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Attacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The attack in Sadr City took place shortly before sunset, just as dinner was being served at one of the tents set up for the funeral of a member of the al-Fartousi tribe. At least two suicide bombers took part in the assault - one driving almost into the tent before detonating his payload, while the other approached on foot moments later and detonated his vest nearby. Initial reports spoke of at least 60 dead, though the numbers rose to 78 killed and 202 injured by 22 September.<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> Locals estimated around 500 people were attending the event, many of whom had to be taken to hospitals in civilian vehicles in the aftermath of the bombings. Firefighters had to reportedly leave the scene to refill their trucks with water, as they struggled to contain the immense blaze set off by the explosions. Less than two hours later, an additional bombing struck Baghdad's Ur neighborhood, adjacent to Sadr City, killing 9 civilians and injuring 14 others. Four people were also shot and killed at a liquor store in <a href="/wiki/Adhamiyah" title="Adhamiyah">Adhamiyah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MSN_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AntiwarSep21_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AntiwarSep21-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several other attacks were reported from around Iraq, most notably an assault on an elite police unit near <a href="/wiki/Baiji_(city)" title="Baiji (city)">Baiji</a>, where at least 6 suicide bombers dressed in <a href="/wiki/SWAT" title="SWAT">SWAT</a> uniforms stormed the compound, killing 7 police officers and injuring 21 others.<sup id="cite_ref-AntiwarSep21_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AntiwarSep21-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Insurgents attacked the homes of two prison guards in <a href="/wiki/Mosul" title="Mosul">Mosul</a>, killing both of them and injuring a woman. Two soldiers were killed and four others injured in a roadside bombing, while another was gunned down at a checkpoint.<sup id="cite_ref-AntiwarSep21_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AntiwarSep21-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An improvised explosive device killed a civilian and injured 6 others near <a href="/wiki/Abu_Ghraib" title="Abu Ghraib">Abu Ghraib</a>, while a similar attack killed a soldier and injured another near <a href="/wiki/Fallujah" title="Fallujah">Fallujah</a>. Unidentified gunmen killed a Sahwa member and injured four others in a shootout in Shirqat, while suspected smugglers shot dead an <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraqi Army">Iraqi Army</a> captain and injured two soldiers near the <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syrian</a> border.<sup id="cite_ref-AntiwarSep21_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AntiwarSep21-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<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=21_September_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents,_January%E2%80%93June_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2013">List of terrorist 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