| 2005 Erbil bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Erbil, Kurdistan Region |
| Date | May 4, 2005 |
| Target | Police recruitment centre |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 60 |
| Injured | 150 |
| Perpetrators | Ansar al-Sunna |
The 2005 Erbil bombing was a suicide attack on the offices of Kurdish political parties in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, on May 4, 2005. The attacker detonated explosives strapped to his body as people lined up outside a police recruiting center in Erbil.[1] Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility. This attack is an example of religious terrorism, groups who commit terrorist acts because of religion believe that their deity or deities are on their side and that their violence is divinely inspired and approved.[2] This attack is also an example of Strategic terrorism. Which is a form of terrorism where the terrorist plans to inflict mass casualties. The goals of Strategic terrorism are normally not local objectives but global objectives or regional objectives.[3] Ansar al-Sunna's goal is to transform the country of Iraq into an Islamic state so their goals are regional.
- ^ Jaff, Warzer; Oppel Jr., Richard A. (May 5, 2005). "60 Kurds Killed by Suicide Bomb in Northern Iraq". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ^ Payne, Richard J. (February 2016). Global issues : politics, economics, and culture (Fifth ed.). Boston. ISBN 978-0134202051. OCLC 922836373.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Steinhäusler, Friedrich (2005). "Strategic Terrorism: Threats and Risk Assessment". European Security and Transatlantic Relations after 9/11 and the Iraq War. Palgrave Macmillan, London. pp. 48–65. doi:10.1057/9780230502536_4. ISBN 9781349518951.