2016 Samawa bombing

2016 Samawa bombing
Part of War in Iraq
LocationSamawa, Iraq
Date1 May 2016
TargetShias
Attack type
Double suicide bombing
WeaponsTwo bombs
Deaths33+ (+2)
Injured75
Perpetrator ISIS
MotiveAnti-Shiism

On 1 May 2016, attacks targeted Iraq's deep Shiite south, with the explosion of twin suicide car bombs in the city of Samawa. At least 33 people were killed and 75 wounded.[1]

  1. ^ "Rare IS group bombings in southern Iraq kill 33". Yahoo News. AFP. 2016-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2016-05-13.