2008 Karmah bombing
2008 terrorist attack in central Iraq
| 26 June 2008 Karmah bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Al-Karmah, Iraq |
| Date | 26 June 2008 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Tribal Sheik meeting |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 25 |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq |
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List of bombings during the Iraq War
‡ indicates attacks resulting in over 100 deaths
§ indicates the deadliest attack in the Iraq War
This list only includes major attacks.
§ indicates the deadliest attack in the Iraq War
This list only includes major attacks.
- 2003
- 1st Baghdad
- 2nd Baghdad
- Najaf
- 3rd Baghdad
- 1st Nasiriyah
- 1st Karbala
- 2004
- ‡ 1st Erbil
- ‡ Ashoura
- 1st Basra
- 1st Mosul
- 4th Baghdad
- 5th Baghdad
- Karbala & Najaf
- 1st Baqubah
- Kufa
- Marez
- 2005
- Suwaira bombing
- ‡ 1st Al Hillah
- 2nd Erbil
- ‡ Musayyib
- 6th Baghdad
- ‡ 7th Baghdad
- 1st Balad
- Khanaqin
- 2006
- ‡ Karbala-Ramadi
- 1st Samarra
- 8th Baghdad
- 9th Baghdad
- ‡ 10th Baghdad
- 2007
- 11th Baghdad
- 12th Baghdad
- ‡ 13th Baghdad
- 14th Baghdad
- 15th Baghdad
- ‡ 2nd Al Hillah
- ‡ 1st Tal Afar
- 16th Baghdad
- 17th Baghdad
- 2nd & 3rd Karbala
- 2nd Mosul
- ‡ 18th Baghdad
- Makhmour
- Abu Sayda
- 2nd Samarra
- 19th Baghdad
- ‡ Amirli
- 1st Kirkuk
- 20th Baghdad
- 21st Baghdad
- § Qahtaniya
- Amarah
- 2008
- 22nd Baghdad
- 2nd Balad
- 23rd Baghdad
- 4th Karbala
- 24th Baghdad
- Karmah
- 2nd Baqubah
- Dujail
- Balad Ruz
- 2009
- 25th Baghdad
- 26th Baghdad
- Baghdad-Muqdadiyah
- Taza
- 27th Baghdad
- 2nd Kirkuk
- 2nd Tal Afar
- ‡ 28th Baghdad
- ‡ 29th Baghdad
- ‡ 30th Baghdad
- 2010
- 31st Baghdad
- 32nd Baghdad
- 3rd Baqubah
- 33rd Baghdad
- 34th Baghdad
- 35th Baghdad
- ‡ 1st Pan-Iraq
- 36th Baghdad
- 37th Baghdad
- 2nd Pan-Iraq
- 38th Baghdad
- 39th Baghdad
- ‡ 40th Baghdad
The 26 June 2008 Karmah bombing was a suicide attack on a meeting of tribal sheiks in the town of Al-Karmah. Three Marines from 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines (including the battalion's commanding officer), as well as twenty Iraqi sheiks and the mayor of Karmah, were killed when a suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi Policeman detonated an explosive vest. Two interpreters were also killed in the blast.[1][2] The aftermath of the attack was captured on film by photojournalist Zoriah Miller.[3] The commanding officer of 2/3, LtCol Max Galeai and two other Marines (Captain Philip J. Dykeman and Cpl. Marcus W. Preudhomme) from the battalion were killed.[4] In June 2008, it was announced that Anbar would be the tenth province to transfer to Provincial Iraqi Control, the first Sunni Arab region to be handed back. This handover was delayed due to the attack.[5][6] The handover did occur on September 1, 2008.[7] Two insurgents linked to the bombing were later caught in Tamariya.[6]
References
- ^ "Suicide bomber kills 3 Hawaii Marines - Battalion commander among suicide bomber's victims". 28 June 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "U.S. Department of Defense". U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Anbar Province Suicide Bombing - Zoriah's Eyewitness Account - Iraq War Diary". ZORIAH - A PHOTOJOURNALIST AND WAR PHOTOGRAPHER'S BLOG. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Vorsino, Mary (28 June 2008). "Suicide bomber kills 3 Hawaii Marines - Battalion commander among suicide bomber's victims". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 28 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cocks, Tim (27 June 2008). "U.S. handover of Iraqi province delayed". Reuters. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ a b Yacoub, Sameer (1 August 2008). "Insurgents linked to US Marine deaths caught". AP via Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ "US hands over key Iraq province". BBC News. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
