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2016 Taji gas plant attack information


2016 Iraq Gas Plant attack
Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
LocationTaji, Iraq
Date15 May 2016
Attack type
Car bombing, suicide bombing, shooting
Deaths14+ (9 attackers also killed, maybe more)
Injured47+
Perpetrators2016 Taji gas plant attack ISIS
MotiveTerror

On 15 May 2016, a team of ISIL bombers assaulted a natural-gas plant north of Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 14 people, eight suicide bombers, injuring 27 troops and burning 20 workers.[1][2]

  1. ^ Adnan, Ghassan (15 May 2016). "Islamic State Attacks Iraqi Gas Plant". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Islamic State attacks gas plant north of Baghdad, killing 11 - ARY NEWSARY NEWS". Arynews.tv. Reuters. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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