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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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>A wave of bombings and shootings across <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> killed at least 75 people and injured more than 356 others on 15 April.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The attacks came just days before the <a href="/wiki/2013_Iraqi_governorate_elections" title="2013 Iraqi governorate elections">provincial elections</a> which was held on 20 April.<sup id="cite_ref-VOA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VOA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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=15_April_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Violence in Iraq had decreased since its peak in 2006–07, but attacks remained common.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deaths rose in 2012 for the first time in three years.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the months leading up to the 20 April provincial elections, the first since the withdrawal of US forces in 2011, tensions were high in Iraq as <a href="/wiki/Sunni" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunni">Sunni</a> groups claimed they were being marginalized by Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Nouri_al-Maliki" title="Nouri al-Maliki">Nouri al-Maliki</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Shiite" class="mw-redirect" title="Shiite">Shiite</a> dominated government.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AlJazeera_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlJazeera-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A number of large scale attacks linked to the Sunni umbrella group <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq" title="Islamic State of Iraq">Islamic State of Iraq</a> were carried out in early 2013 in an attempt to destabilize the country ahead of the elections.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least fourteen election candidates have been murdered,<sup id="cite_ref-AlJazeera_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlJazeera-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Anbar and Nineveh provinces have postponed elections because of security concerns.<sup id="cite_ref-VOA_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VOA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four other provinces are not scheduled to hold elections on 20 April.<sup id="cite_ref-France24_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France24-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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=15_April_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Attacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Mosul" title="Mosul">Mosul</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.015%;left:62.257%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Muqdadiyah" title="Muqdadiyah"><img alt="Muqdadiyah" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Muqdadiyah" class="mw-redirect" title="Muqdadiyah">Muqdadiyah</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:52.918%;left:56.095%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Musayyib" title="Musayyib"><img alt="Musayyib" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Musayyib" title="Musayyib">Musayyib</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:71.505%;left:74.921%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nasiriyah" title="Nasiriyah"><img alt="Nasiriyah" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Nasiriyah" title="Nasiriyah">Nasiriyah</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:46.057%;left:46.667%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ramadi" title="Ramadi"><img alt="Ramadi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Ramadi" title="Ramadi">Ramadi</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.226%;left:50.286%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tikrit" title="Tikrit"><img alt="Tikrit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Tikrit" title="Tikrit">Tikrit</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:30.352%;left:59.413%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tuz_Khormato" title="Tuz Khormato"><img alt="Tuz Khormato" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Tuz_Khormato" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuz Khormato">Tuz Khormato</a></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Iraq_adm_location_map.svg" title="File:Iraq adm location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of some of the attacks</div></div></div> <p>The series of attacks began during the morning early rush hour and encompassed more than 40 incidents in and around 20 cities, the majority of them being car bombings.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AlJazeera_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlJazeera-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both Sunni and Shia areas were targeted in the attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-AlJazeera_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlJazeera-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially no group claimed responsibility for the wave of violence.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the capital <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>, two car bombs exploded at a heavily guarded checkpoint at the entrance to <a href="/wiki/Baghdad_International_Airport" title="Baghdad International Airport">Baghdad International Airport</a>, killing 3 and injuring 16 others.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A blast in Kamaliyah killed 4 and injured 13, while a bombing at a market and a bus station in Umm al-Maalif killed 4 and injured 15.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Twin blasts in Habibiya and <a href="/wiki/Karrada" title="Karrada">Karrada</a> killed 4 and injured 24 others, while a car bomb in Shurta killed 2 and injured 9.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A roadside bombing wounded 5 policemen in Baladiyat.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reuters_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the ethnically divided city of <a href="/wiki/Kirkuk" title="Kirkuk">Kirkuk</a>, a series of six car bombs left 9 people dead and 79 others injured. The attacks took place in three different neighborhoods in the center of the city – one predominantly Arab, one Kurdish, and one Turkmen.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Militants also shot and injured a local doctor.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least three car bombs exploded in <a href="/wiki/Tuz_Khurmatu" title="Tuz Khurmatu">Tuz Khurmatu</a>, a city at 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Baghdad, killing six and leaving 67 others injured.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dw15apr_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dw15apr-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-taw15apr_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taw15apr-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Mosul" title="Mosul">Mosul</a>, unidentified gunmen shot and killed a married couple and another civilian. A soldier was killed in another shootout with suspected insurgents, while 3 police officers and 2 civilians were injured in roadside bombings. An additional bombing inside the city resulted in no casualties.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A bombing at a local political office in <a href="/wiki/Tikrit" title="Tikrit">Tikrit</a> killed 4 and wounded 3 others, while a later blast at a checkpoint injured 13 policemen.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A blast in <a href="/wiki/Ad-Dawr" title="Ad-Dawr">Ad-Dawr</a> also injured 13 people, while 7 others were wounded after a bombing at a politician's home in a village in <a href="/wiki/Saladin_Governorate" title="Saladin Governorate">Saladin Governorate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the town of <a href="/wiki/Tarmiyah" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarmiyah">Tarmiyah</a>, 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Baghdad, gunmen shot and killed a police officer.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another officer was killed by a sticky bomb in <a href="/wiki/Buhriz" title="Buhriz">Buhriz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A roadside bombing in <a href="/wiki/Al_Khalis" title="Al Khalis">Al Khalis</a> killed a young child and injured 8 others.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A car bombing in <a href="/wiki/Muqdadiyah" class="mw-redirect" title="Muqdadiyah">Muqdadiyah</a> injured seven people.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Five people were wounded in two separate blasts in <a href="/wiki/Baqubah" title="Baqubah">Baqubah</a>, including two policemen.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A roadside bomb injured a civilian on a rural road outside <a href="/wiki/Khan_Bani_Saad_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Khan Bani Saad City">Khan Bani Saad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A bombing in Tal Abta killed a police officer and injured two others.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unidentified gunmen killed a captain and injured 2 soldiers in Sabeen, as well as a young man in <a href="/wiki/Al-Shirqat_District" title="Al-Shirqat District">Shirqat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Fallujah" title="Fallujah">Fallujah</a>, a suicide car bomber killed 2 policemen and injured 6 others at a checkpoint, while a sticky bomb killed 2 civilians. Unidentified gunmen shot dead another civilian, while a bombing south of the city resulted in no casualties.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A blast in <a href="/wiki/Ramadi" title="Ramadi">Ramadi</a> targeted a local Sunni cleric, killing 2 of his bodyguards and injuring another.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least 19 civilians were injured in two car bombs that struck near <a href="/wiki/Hillah" title="Hillah">Hillah</a> in Iraq's <a href="/wiki/Babil_Governorate" class="mw-redirect" title="Babil Governorate">Babil Governorate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the southern city of <a href="/wiki/Nasiriyah" title="Nasiriyah">Nasiriyah</a> a car bomb was detonated near a market, killing 2 and injuring 14 others.<sup id="cite_ref-Antiwar_1-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antiwar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AlJazeera_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlJazeera-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 16 April police officials in Kirkuk announced they had arrested a group of five individuals who were involved in the bombings in that city.<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> Another eight people suspected of involvement were arrested by a joint army and police force in <a href="/wiki/Diyala_Governorate" title="Diyala Governorate">Diyala Governorate</a>.<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> Elsewhere, the violence continued. In Aziziyah, a city 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of Baghdad a car bomb killed at least four people on 16 April, and left 15 others injured.<sup id="cite_ref-VOA_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VOA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Mussayib" class="mw-redirect" title="Mussayib">Mussayib</a>, another southern city, a roadside bomb killed a soldier and injured two other people.<sup id="cite_ref-France24_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France24-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another bomb killed a civilian and wounded two others north of Baghdad.<sup id="cite_ref-France24_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France24-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three injuries were also reported in Tarmiyah.<sup id="cite_ref-France24_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France24-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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=15_April_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=3" 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=15_April_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=4" 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"><a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq"><img alt="Iraq" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sadrist_Movement" title="Sadrist Movement">Sadrist Movement</a> – A statement released by <a href="/wiki/Muqtada_al-Sadr" title="Muqtada al-Sadr">Muqtada al-Sadr</a> condemned the attacks, but also accused the current cabinet of not doing enough to protect civilians and being too preoccupied with campaigning for the upcoming elections.<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=15_April_2013_Iraq_attacks&action=edit&section=5" 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/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> released a statement, condemning "in the strongest terms" the series of attacks, as well as the recent spate of violence targeting local politicians and election candidates.<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/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_and_European_Affairs_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France)">Foreign Ministry</a> spokesman Philippe Lalliot offered condolences to the victims and "strongly condemned" the attacks in a briefing, while reaffirming France's position on national unity and a rejection of violence.<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> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> – A <a href="/wiki/Iranian_Foreign_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Iranian Foreign Ministry">Foreign Ministry</a> spokesman condemned the attacks.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Japan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)">Foreign Ministry</a> Press Secretary Yutaka Yokoi released a statement, condemning the "atrocious acts of terrorism" and offering condolences to the people affected. The statement added that Japan hopes the Iraqi government and its people can "tackle their domestic problems through further progress in national reconciliation" despite the attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<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/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a> – <a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Lebanon" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon">Speaker</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Lebanon" title="Parliament of Lebanon">Parliament</a> <a href="/wiki/Nabih_Berri" title="Nabih Berri">Nabih Berri</a> phoned Prime Minister al-Maliki and "expressed condemnation" at the series of attacks across Iraq.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<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/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, 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