May 2013 Iraq attacks

May 2013 Iraq attacks
Part of Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
Locationacross Iraq (see maps below)
Date15–21 May 2013
TargetShia and Sunni civilians, Iraqi security forces
Attack type
Car bombings, suicide bombings, roadside bombings, mortar attacks, shootings
Weapons
Deaths449[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Injured732[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

From 15 to 21 May 2013, a series of deadly bombings and shootings struck the central and northern parts of Iraq, with a few incidents occurring in towns in the south and far west as well. The attacks killed at least 449 people and left 732 others injured in one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in years.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b c "Iraq Horror: 42 Killed, 141 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Bombings Continue in Baghdad, Kirkuk; 40 Killed". Antiwar.com. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Retaliation Against Sunnis Leave 90 Dead, 201 Wounded Across Iraq". Antiwar.com. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Forty Killed Across Iraq; 13 Kidnapped in Anbar Province". Antiwar.com. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Iraqi Police Targeted As Attacks Claim 44 Lives". Antiwar.com. 19 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Monday Mayhem: 133 Killed, 283 Wounded in Iraq". Antiwar.com. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Sixty Killed, 132 Wounded in Ongoing Iraq Carnage". Antiwar.com. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2013.