15 April 2013 Iraq attacks

15 April 2013 Iraq attacks
Part of Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
LocationAcross Iraq
Date15 April 2013
TargetShia and Sunni civilians, Iraqi security forces
Attack type
Car bombings, suicide bombings, roadside bombings, shootings
Weapons
Deaths75[1]
Injured356[1]

A wave of bombings and shootings across Iraq killed at least 75 people and injured more than 356 others on 15 April.[1] The attacks came just days before the provincial elections which was held on 20 April.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Iraq's Bloody Monday: 75 Killed, 356 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Car Bombs Kill 5 in Iraq". Voice of America. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.