2016 Ramadi bombing

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2016 Ramadi bombing
Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
LocationRamadi, Iraq
Date27 January 2016
Attack type
Car bombings
Deaths55
InjuredUnknown
Perpetrator ISIS

On 27 January 2016, up to a dozen car bombs were set off in the city of Ramadi, attacking the 10th Iraqi army division. The attack killed 55 Iraqi soldiers and pro-government tribal fighters, wounding an unknown number as well. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]

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  1. ^ "ISIL kills dozens of Iraqi soldiers near Ramadi". Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2016-02-24.