One of the deadliest single terrorist attacks in Maysan province, killing 46 and wounding 149 in a coordinated triple car bombing.
Key Facts
- Date
- December 13, 2007
- Deaths
- 46 people
- Wounded
- 149 people
- Number of car bombs
- 3
- Location of blasts
- Dijlah Street, a commercial thoroughfare
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Al Amarah, capital of Maysan province in southern Iraq, was targeted amid the broader insurgent and terrorist campaign that plagued Iraq during 2007. The attack was designed to maximize civilian casualties by striking a busy commercial street.
On December 13, 2007, three car bombs detonated simultaneously on Dijlah Street in Al Amarah. The second and most powerful bomb exploded in front of Jalal Restaurant. As bystanders rushed to aid the injured, the third bomb detonated, compounding the carnage and killing 46 people while wounding 149 others.
The coordinated bombings destroyed numerous shops and restaurants along Dijlah Street, inflicting heavy civilian casualties. The attack underscored the vulnerability of provincial Iraqi cities to sophisticated multi-device terrorist operations during the height of the Iraq War insurgency.