June 19

2007 al-Khilani Mosque Bombing 2007

2007 al-Khilani Mosque Bombing

On June 19, 2007, a suicide truck bomb detonated outside Baghdad’s historic al-Khilani Mosque, killing at least 78 worshippers and injuring over 200, in one of the deadliest attacks on a Shia religious site during the height of Iraq’s sectarian violence. Read more


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