| 2011 Tikrit assault (29 March)[1] | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamic State of Iraq[1] | |
  Tikrit 2011 Tikrit assault (Iraq) | |
| Location | Tikrit, Iraq[1] |
| Coordinates | 34° 35' 48" North, 43° 40' 37" East |
| Date | 29 March 2011- 29 March 2011 1–6 p.m. (UTC+3; Arabia Standard Time (AST)[2]) |
| Target | Tikrit politicians[3] |
Attack type | shootings, bombings, suicide bombings, siege |
| Weapons | guns, bombs, grenades, suicide belts |
| Deaths | 65[4] |
| Injured | 100[4] |
| Victim | politicians, citizens, journalists |
| Perpetrators | 6–8 insurgents from Islamic State of Iraq |
The 2011 Tikrit assault was an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) organization that took place in the city of Tikrit, Iraq, on 29 March 2011, while the war was still ongoing. Reuters news agency included the attack in its list of deadliest attacks in 2011.[5] ISI, which was then allied to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility[1] for killing 65 people and wounding over 100.[4] At the time the United States Armed Forces were withdrawing. Tikrit was Saddam Hussein's birthplace.
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- ^ Cutler, David (23 February 2012). "Timeline: Deadliest attacks in Iraq in last year". Reuters. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2012.