The al-Khilani Mosque bombing occurred on June 19, 2007 when a truck bomb exploded in front of the Shia al-Khilani Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. At least 78 people were killed and another 218 injured in the blast.
The explosion occurred just two days after a four-day curfew banning vehicle movement in the city was lifted after the al-Askari Mosque bombing (2007), and just hours after 10,000 US troops began the Arrowhead Ripper offensive to the north o...
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The al-Khilani Mosque bombing occurred on June 19, 2007 when a truck bomb exploded in front of the Shia al-Khilani Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. At least 78 people were killed and another 218 injured in the blast.
The explosion occurred just two days after a four-day curfew banning vehicle movement in the city was lifted after the al-Askari Mosque bombing (2007), and just hours after 10,000 US troops began the Arrowhead Ripper offensive to the north of Baghdad. Because the site was a Shiite mosque, the bombing is presumed to have been the work of Sunnis.
The Sinak area were the explosion took place was also the targeted by a suicide car bomber on May 28, 2007, which resulted in 21 deaths.
The al-Khulani mosque was named by the Shia in honor of one of their revered four “earthly” deputies anointed by the Imam Mohammed al-Mahdi (the so-called “Hidden Imam” who disappeared in the 9th century).
Iraq Police said a truck stacked with electric fans and air conditioners was used to deliver the...
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