2016 Miqdadiyah bombing

The death toll in a suicide bombing in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala rose to 50. A further 58 people were wounded in the attack at a funeral for a Shi'ite Muslim militia fighter in Muqdadiya, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Baghdad.[1]

Miqdadiyah bombing
Part of Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
LocationMuqdadiya, Diyala, Iraq
Date29 February 2016
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths40
Injured58
PerpetratorIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant

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  1. ^ "Death toll in suicide attack northeast of Baghdad rises to 24: sources". Reuters. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2016.