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2003 Karbala bombings

Four suicide attacks in Iraq

Field	Value
title	2003 Karbala bombings
location	Karbala, Iraq
target	Coalition military barracks
date	December 27, 2003
partof	Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
type	Suicide Bombings
fatalities	14 soldiers, 5 civilians
injuries	200+ injured (including 36 coalition soldiers)
perps	Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
motive	Occupation of Iraq

The 2003 Karbala bombings consisted of four suicide attacks on the Coalition military barracks in Karbala, Iraq, 110 km south of Baghdad on December 27, 2003.

The attackers targeted two coalition bases and a downtown Iraqi police station where U.S. military police were stationed. All of the attacks occurred within a 20-minute span.

The attacks

Bulgarian guards at the perimeter of their forward base at the University of Karbala shot the suicide bomber as the gasoline tanker bore down on the front entrance. Nevertheless, the bomb exploded about 50 ft from the base's main building, killing four Bulgarian soldiers and wounding 27 others, one of whom died from his injuries on the next day. The soldiers killed were Major Georgi Kachorin, Lieutenant Nikolai Saruev and Officer Candidates Ivan Indjov, Anton Petrov and Svilen Kirov. The Bulgarian Army chief of staff, Nikola Kolev, said they expected attacks because Karbala had been suspiciously peaceful.

In the attack on the Thai Humanitarian Assistance Task Force 976 Thai-Iraq camp the bomber killed two Thai soldiers and wounded five others when he rammed his vehicle into the walls. The Thais were confident enough about their security that they planned to send 200 Thai civilians to visit their troops.

In the double attack on the police station, seven Iraqi police officers and five civilians were killed. Five American soldiers were among the wounded.

Reaction

After the bombings, UN Security Council President Stefan Tafrov condemned the attacks. In Bulgaria, questions were raised by the country's participation in Iraq and the salaries soldiers received for their international service in a warzone. Bulgaria would continue to support their allies efforts in Iraq until 2008, at a loss of 13 soldiers.

References

"Incident Summary for GTDID: 200312270002".
"Commemorations of 20th Anniversary of Kerbala Bombings Held".
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"PRESS STATEMENT ON KARBALA BOMBING BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT {{!}} Meetings Coverage and Press Releases".
Geshakova, Julia. (2008-04-08). "Iraq: Bulgarians Ask Uneasy Questions Following Deadly Karbala Attack". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
"Bulgaria pays tribute to five Bulgarian military killed in Karbala bombings 18 years ago".

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