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{{Short description|Terrorist incident in Iraq}}
{{Infobox terrorist attack
{{Infobox terrorist attack
|title=2009 Kirkuk bombings
| title = 2009 Kirkuk bombings
|image= Kirkuk.png
| image = Kirkuk.png
|caption= Location of Kirkuk in Iraq
| caption = Location of Kirkuk in Iraq
|location=[[Kirkuk]], [[Iraq]]
| location = [[Kirkuk]], [[Iraq]]
|date=30 June 2009
| date = 30 June 2009
|timezone=[[UTC]]+3
| timezone = [[UTC]]+3
|type=[[Suicide bombing]] and [[car bomb]]
| type = [[Suicide bombing]] and [[car bomb]]
|fatalities=40<ref name="Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout">{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/07/20097135313957256.html |title=Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout |accessdate=2009-06-30 |publisher=[[Al-Jazeera]] |date=2009-07-01 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5ice74nFs?url=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.aljazeera.net%2Fnews%2Fmiddleeast%2F2009%2F07%2F20097135313957256.html |archivedate=2009-07-29 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref>
| fatalities = 40<ref name="Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout">{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/07/20097135313957256.html |title=Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout |access-date=2009-06-30 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al-Jazeera]] |date=2009-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804144404/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/07/20097135313957256.html |archive-date=2009-08-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|injuries=136<ref name="Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout"/>
| injuries = 136<ref name="Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout"/>
|perps=
| perps = Unknown
|Status=
| Status =
}}
}}
{{Campaignbox Iraq War bombings}}
{{Campaignbox Iraq War bombings}}


The '''2009 Kirkuk bombing''' was a suicide [[car bomb]] attack that occurred on June 30, 2009, in the northern [[Iraq]]i oil city of [[Kirkuk]]. The bombing killed 40 people and injured up to 100.<ref name="Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout"/>
The '''2009 Kirkuk bombing''' was a suicide [[car bomb]] attack that occurred on June 30, 2009, in the northern [[Iraq]]i city of [[Kirkuk]]. The bombing killed 40 people and injured up to 100.<ref name="Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout"/>


The bomb, which exploded in a crowded district came as U.S. troops were leaving major urban cities in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11892&Itemid=1 | title=Suicide explosion in Kirkuk leaves 20 dead, 40 injured | accessdate=2009-06-30 | publisher=[[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] | date=2009-07-01 |author=Hogr <!-- BOT GENERATED AUTHOR -->|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5iceFX2Xm?url=http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D11892%26Itemid%3D1|archivedate=2009-07-29|deadurl=no}}</ref>
The bomb, which exploded in a crowded district came as U.S. troops were leaving major urban cities in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11892&Itemid=1 |title=Suicide explosion in Kirkuk leaves 20 dead, 40 injured |access-date=2009-06-30 |publisher=[[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] |date=2009-07-01 |author=Hogr |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090729055426/http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11892&Itemid=1 |archive-date=2009-07-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


A brigade from the Kurdish [[Peshmerga]] captured 250&nbsp;kg of [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]] shortly after the attack. The vehicle was transporting the explosives from Kirkuk to [[As-Sulaymaniyah|Sulaymaniyah]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11902&Itemid=1 | title=Sulaimani Brigade seizes car loaded with 250kg of TNT | accessdate=2009-06-30 | publisher=[[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] | date=2009-07-01 |author=Halgord <!-- BOT GENERATED AUTHOR -->|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5iceJ902N?url=http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D11902%26Itemid%3D1|archivedate=2009-07-29|deadurl=no}}</ref>
Shortly after the attack, a [[Peshmerga]] brigade seized a car loaded with 250 kg of [[TNT]]. The explosives were being transported from Kirkuk to [[Sulaymaniyah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11902&Itemid=1 |title=Sulaimani Brigade seizes car loaded with 250kg of TNT |access-date=2009-06-30 |publisher=[[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] |date=2009-07-01 |author=Halgord |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090729055519/http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11902&Itemid=1 |archive-date=2009-07-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Reaction==
==Reaction==
*{{flag icon|Iraq}}Iraqi President [[Jalal Talabani]] condemned the attack.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11900&Itemid=1 | title=President Talabani slams terrorist attack in Kirkuk | accessdate=2009-06-30 | publisher=[[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] | date=2009-07-01 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
*{{flag icon|Iraq}}Iraqi President [[Jalal Talabani]] condemned the attack.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11900&Itemid=1 | title=President Talabani slams terrorist attack in Kirkuk | access-date=2009-06-30 | publisher=[[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] | date=2009-07-01 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2009]]
[[Category:Mass murder in 2009]]
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[[Category:June 2009 events]]
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[[Category:Kirkuk in the Iraq War]]
[[Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)]]
[[Category:Suicide bombings in 2009]]
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 26 July 2024

2009 Kirkuk bombings
Location of Kirkuk in Iraq
LocationKirkuk, Iraq
Date30 June 2009 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Suicide bombing and car bomb
Deaths40[1]
Injured136[1]
PerpetratorsUnknown

The 2009 Kirkuk bombing was a suicide car bomb attack that occurred on June 30, 2009, in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The bombing killed 40 people and injured up to 100.[1]

The bomb, which exploded in a crowded district came as U.S. troops were leaving major urban cities in Iraq.[2]

Shortly after the attack, a Peshmerga brigade seized a car loaded with 250 kg of TNT. The explosives were being transported from Kirkuk to Sulaymaniyah.[3]

Reaction

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout". Al-Jazeera. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. ^ Hogr (1 July 2009). "Suicide explosion in Kirkuk leaves 20 dead, 40 injured". Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  3. ^ Halgord (1 July 2009). "Sulaimani Brigade seizes car loaded with 250kg of TNT". Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  4. ^ "President Talabani slams terrorist attack in Kirkuk". Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009. [dead link‍]


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