2019 Karbala bombing

2019 Karbala bombing
Part of the Iraqi insurgency (2017–present)
Location	Karbala, Iraq
Date	20 September 2019
Deaths	12
Injured	5

Iraqi insurgency
(2017–present)

Battles and operations

Sinjar

Major insurgent attacks

2018 Baghdad
2018 Asdira
Hawija
Al Tarmia
Al-Qa'im
Karbala
Kirkuk
Jan 2021 Baghdad
Diyala

Cross-border operations

Deir ez-Zor
Syrian Desert

Iranian–U.S. conflict

K-1 Air Base
2019 U.S. bombing of Kata'ib Hezbollah
Attack on U.S. embassy in Baghdad
Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
- reactions
Operation Martyr Soleimani
Camp Taji
2021 Erbil
Feb 2021 U.S. bombing of Kata'ib Hezbollah
Jun 2021 U.S. bombing of Kata'ib Hezbollah
2022 Erbil
American–Middle East conflict

On 20 September, 2019, a bomb exploded on a minibus near Karbala, Iraq, killing 12 civilians and injuring at least five others.^[1] The bombing was one of the worst attacks against civilians since the end of the War in Iraq of 2013 to 2017.^[2]

Attack

An unidentified man boarded a minibus in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala, disembarking a little later leaving a bag behind. It exploded shortly afterwards, killing 12 and wounding five others. A suspect was later arrested and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.^[3]

References

^ "Iraq: Minibus explosion outside Karbala kills 12". India Today. Archived from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
^ "Minibus Bombing Outside Iraq's Karbala Kills 12, Injures 5". Voice of America. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ "ISIL claims bus bombing in Iraq's Karbala that killed 12". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.