2004 Ashura massacre

Karbala Ashura massacre
Part of Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
LocationKarbala and Baghdad, Iraq
DateMarch 2, 2004
TargetShi'a Muslims commemorating the Ashura festival, including the Kazimiya shrine
Attack type
bombing (including car bombs and suicide bombers); mortar, grenade and rocket attacks
Deathsat least 80–100
Injuredat least 150–200
PerpetratorsUnknown
MotiveAnti-Shi'a sentiment

The Ashura massacre of March 2, 2004 in Iraq was a series of planned terrorist explosions that killed at least 80–100 and injured at least 200 Iraqi Shi'a Muslims commemorating the Day of Ashura.[1] The bombings brought one of the deadliest days in the Iraq occupation after the Iraq War to topple Saddam Hussein.

  1. ^ "Blasts at Shiite Ceremonies in Iraq Kill More Than 140". New York Times. 2 March 2004. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.