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2003 Nasiriyah bombing
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| 2003 Nasiriyah bombing | |
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 Aftermath of the attack |
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| Location | Nasiriyah, Iraq |
| Target(s) | Italian military police headquarters |
| Date | November 12, 2003 |
| Attack Type | suicide bombing |
| Fatalities | 16 Italian soldiers 2 Italian civilians 8 Iraqi civilians |
| Injuries | 100 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Tawhid al-Jihad |
| Bombings and terrorist attacks of the Iraq War |
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| Attacks with 80+ casualties in bold: Jordanian embassy – UN headquarters – Imam Ali Mosque – 1st Baghdad – Nasiriyah – Karbala – Irbil – Ashoura – Basra – Baqubah – Kufa – FOB Marez – 1st Al Hillah – Musayyib – 2nd Baghdad – 3rd Baghdad – Khanaqin – Al-Askari Mosque – Buratha Mosque – 1st Sadr City – 2nd Sadr City – 4th Baghdad – 5th Baghdad – 6th Baghdad – 7th Baghdad – 8th Baghdad – 2nd Al Hillah – Tal Afar |
The 2003 Nasiriyah bombing was a suicide attack on the Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriyah, Iraq, south of Baghdad on November 12, 2003.
Insurgents first fired at the police checkpoint on the main road to the Italian headquarters. The police returned fire, but were unable to halt the attack. When the police scatered, the insurgent fighters removed the roadblock and a tanker truck rigged with explosives detonated next to the three-story building, tearing off its facade. The huge explosion also hit nearby houses. At least 26 people were killed, including 17 Italian carabinieri, two Italian civilians, and eight Iraqi civilians. At least 100 people were injured.
The attack was the worst incident involving Italian soldiers since Operation Restore Hope in Somalia and the highest loss of Italian soldiers since World War II. The attack thus shocked Italy and plunged it into a three-day mourning period. The soldiers were given a state funeral.