16 August 2012 Iraq attacks

A series of bombings and shootings occurred in Iraq on 16 August 2012,^[2][3] in one of the most violent attacks since post-US withdrawal insurgency has begun. At least 128 people were killed and more than 400 wounded in coordinated attacks across Iraq, making them the deadliest attacks in the country since October 2009, when 155 were killed in twin bombings near the Justice Ministry in Baghdad.^[1][2]

The attacks occurred about eight months following the withdrawal of the United States military forces from the area, leaving the security of the country in the hands of the Iraqi security forces. Several major attacks took place in the months of June and July, following a statement released by Islamic State of Iraq to announce the start of a new "offensive".

Numerous attacks were conducted within hours of each other on 16 August 2012 across Baghdad and several central and northern provinces in Iraq.

At least 52 people were killed and 177 injured in attacks across Baghdad, with most casualties from two car bombings in the predominantly Shi'ite districts of Zaafaraniya and Sadr City. The deadliest blast happened near an amusement park in Zaafaraniya, claiming 27 lives and injuring 75, most of them women and children. An earlier attack near the park had killed 2 and left 11 injured. Two car bombs exploded next to a government building in the Husseiniya district, killing 7 and injuring 42. In the evening, a car bomb was detonated close to a military checkpoint in Sadr City, killing at least 16 and leaving 49 wounded.^[4]

消音器を使用した銃撃犯がバグダッド北西部のムシャダの検問所で兵士10人を射殺し、少なくとも10人が負傷した。キルクークでは少なくとも7回の爆発と数回の銃撃で8人が死亡、29人が負傷し、ダクークの対テロ事務所では自爆自動車爆弾で警官11人が死亡、31人が負傷した。タル・アファルの茶店での自爆爆弾で7人が死亡、25人が負傷した。モスルでの攻撃でさらに9人が死亡、27人が負傷した。バクーバ近郊のディヤーラ県では3件の別々の事件で10人が死亡、9人が負傷し、そのほとんどが治安部隊員だった。クートでの自動車爆弾で少なくとも7人が死亡、70人以上が負傷した。ファルージャ周辺の攻撃で警官4人が死亡、6人が負傷した。バアジの市場で銃撃犯が民間人2人を殺害し、トゥズ・フルマトゥでの爆弾で女性1人が死亡、4人が負傷した。バドゥシュ、アブグレイブ、アル・ワジェヒヤ、ハウィジャ、ラマディ、イスカンダリヤでも爆撃があり、4人が死亡、24人が負傷した。身元不明の武装集団がドゥイブ、アル・ラスール、アスワドで複数の襲撃を行い、3人が死亡、5人が負傷した。^{[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ]}

犯行声明を出した組織はないものの、今回の攻撃は米軍撤退後に国の支配権を取り戻そうとするアルカイダによって計画されたものと考えられている。