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2011 tikrit assault wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 description of incident 2 casualties in journalism toggle casualties in journalism subsection 2 1 sabah al bazi 2 2 muammar khadir abdelwahad 3 impact 4 see also 5 references toggle the table of contents 2011 tikrit assault 1 language العربية edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia attack by the islamic state in iraq 2011 tikrit assault 29 march 1 part of islamic state of iraq 1 tikrit 2011 tikrit assault iraq location 34 35 48 n 43 40 37 e 34 59667 n 43 67694 e 34 59667 43 67694 tikrit iraq 1 date 29 march 2011 1 6 p m utc 3 arabia standard time ast 2 target tikrit politicians 3 attack type shootings bombings suicide bombings siege weapons guns bombs grenades suicide belts deaths 65 4 injured 100 4 victim politicians citizens journalists perpetrators 6 8 insurgents from islamic state of iraq the 2011 tikrit assault was an attack by the islamic state of iraq isi organization that took place in the city of tikrit iraq on 29 march 2011 while the war was still ongoing reuters news agency included the attack in its list of deadliest attacks in 2011 5 isi which was then allied to al qaeda claimed responsibility 1 for killing 65 people and wounding over 100 4 at the time the united states armed forces were withdrawing tikrit was saddam hussein s birthplace description of incident edit v t e list of bombings during the iraq war indicates attacks resulting in over 100 deaths indicates the deadliest attack in the iraq war this list only includes major attacks 2003 1st baghdad 2nd baghdad najaf 3rd baghdad 1st nasiriyah 1st karbala 2004 1st erbil ashoura 1st basra 1st mosul karbala najaf kufa marez 2005 suwaira bombing 1st al hillah 2nd erbil musayyib 6th baghdad 7th baghdad 1st balad khanaqin 2006 karbala ramadi 1st samarra 8th baghdad 9th baghdad 10th baghdad 2007 11th baghdad 12th baghdad 13th baghdad 14th baghdad 15th baghdad 2nd al hillah 1st tal afar 16th baghdad 17th baghdad 2nd 3rd karbala 2nd mosul 18th baghdad makhmour abu sayda 2nd samarra 19th baghdad amirli 1st kirkuk 20th baghdad 21st baghdad qahtaniya amarah 2008 22nd baghdad 2nd balad 23rd baghdad 4th karbala 24th baghdad karmah 2nd baqubah dujail balad ruz 2009 25th baghdad 26th baghdad baghdad muqdadiyah taza 27th baghdad 2nd kirkuk 2nd tal afar 28th baghdad 29th baghdad 30th baghdad 2010 31st baghdad 32nd baghdad 3rd baqubah 33rd baghdad 34th baghdad 35th baghdad 1st pan iraq 36th baghdad 37th baghdad 2nd pan iraq 38th baghdad 39th baghdad 40th baghdad 2011 41st baghdad 3rd pan iraq karbala baghdad 42nd baghdad tikrit 3rd al hillah 3rd samarra al diwaniyah taji 4th pan iraq 43rd baghdad 4th karbala 44th baghdad 2nd basra 45th baghdad on 29 march 2011 gunmen from the islamic state of iraq wearing suicide belts 1 hidden under military uniforms entered tikrit iraq the men presented themselves as iraqi soldiers when they arrived at the security checkpoint after being told they needed to be searched they opened fire on the guards around 1 p m attackers blew up a car to create a diversion by the council headquarters 4 following the car bombing the gunmen proceeded to take control over the second floor of the saladin provincial council s headquarters 6 the provincial council meets every tuesday but according to ali abdul rihman a spokesperson for the governor the local politicians had ended the meeting early because there was little to cover on their agenda therefore many had already left the building 6 the gunmen did execute three councilmen including abdullah jebara who was an outspoken critic of al qaeda and terrorists with shots to their heads and set fire to their bodies in front of the hostages 3 7 insurgents were still carrying out attacks during the u s withdrawal and the transfer of powers to the iraqis 3 as security reinforcements were arriving another car bomb went off at the entrance of the council building 4 a five hour standoff ensued 3 ahmed abdullah saladin s governor explained a fierce shootout between what he believed to be at least eight gunmen that had taken over the council building hurling grenades at the iraqi security forces that surrounded the building 6 fifteen hostages were killed execution style during the captivity 8 the attack also killed two journalists who were sabah al bazi and muammar khadir abdelwahad both journalists were covering a provincial council meeting citation needed iraqi army forces together with us troops stormed the building at which point the attackers blew up their explosives which brought an end to the standoff 6 9 the bodies of six attackers were taken to the hospital where sources say the cause of death for two of the bodies had occurred from detonating their vest while the other four deaths were the result of gunshot wounds 10 several u s troops were said to have been wounded by a military spokespersonn 7 this incident killed 65 people and wounded 100 4 several days later the islamic state of iraq officially claimed credit for the attack 11 casualties in journalism edit sabah al bazi edit sabah al bazi 22 march 1981 in samarra 29 march 2011 12 also romanized as al bazee 13 30 died as a result of shrapnel from the bombing he was assigned to cover a weapons cache discovery but was diverted by assault and killed by fire while covering operation 12 he worked for al arabiya cnn reuters and other international media as a freelance journalist he had worked for reuters since 2004 and cnn since 2006 13 14 among his notable reporting assignments was the 2006 al askari mosque bombing al bazi was from saladin governorate married and had three children 13 15 muammar khadir abdelwahad edit muammar khadir abdelwahad 39 also died during the incident but the cause of death is uncertain he was a reporter for al ayn news agency 16 according to the journalistic freedoms observatory ayn stated he was in contact with the agency while in the building and then was quoted saying we lost contact at the moment of the assault by the security forces we later learned that he was dead 15 impact edit the 29 march terrorist attack in tikrit iraq was listed as one of the deadliest attacks in iraq in 2011 5 the attack resulted in 65 fatalities and 100 wounded 4 among the many that lost their lives were government workers security forces and journalists sabah al bazil and muammar khadir abdelwahad 3 4 this event highlighted the fragility of the iraqi security forces while u s forces were withdrawing 3 see also edit iraq portal journalism portal iraq war insurgent attacks list of terrorist incidents 2011 references edit 1 2 3 4 5 al qaeda claims credit for tikrit siege al shorfa com archived from the original on 24 april 2012 retrieved 24 april 2012 current time in tikrit iraq worldtimeengine retrieved 24 april 2012 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link 1 2 3 4 5 6 iraq hostage siege kills 56 at gov t center cbs news retrieved 25 april 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 two journalists among scores killed in insurgent operation in tikrit ifex 30 march 2011 archived from the original on 5 may 2012 retrieved 25 april 2012 1 2 cutler david 23 february 2012 timeline deadliest attacks in iraq in last year reuters archived from the original on 11 march 2016 retrieved 24 april 2012 1 2 3 4 dozens killed in attack on tikrit council the guardian london 29 march 2011 archived from the original on 22 september 2013 retrieved 25 april 2012 1 2 u s troops wounded during tikrit assault ap 29 march 2011 retrieved 22 december 2011 jakes lara yacoub sameer n update hostages killed execution style in iraq siege 45 dead orange county review retrieved 25 april 2012 dead link factbox security developments in iraq march 29 ap 29 march 2011 archived from the original on 31 october 2011 retrieved 22 december 2011 iraq death toll of tikrit attack rises to nearly 60 al bawaba news archived from the original on 25 august 2011 retrieved 25 april 2012 al qaeda claims credit for tikrit siege ap 2 april 2011 archived from the original on 24 april 2012 retrieved 22 december 2011 1 2 memorial book reuters sabah al bazee the baron reuters archived from the original on 1 february 2014 retrieved 19 january 2014 1 2 3 el gamal rania nichols michelle 29 march 2011 journalist for reuters killed in iraq attack reuters remembering a fallen colleague cnn 29 march 2011 archived from the original on 3 february 2014 retrieved 19 january 2014 1 2 two journalists among scores killed in insurgent operation in tikrit reporters without borders archived from the original on 9 january 2012 retrieved 25 april 2012 muammar khadir abdelwahad the freedom forum journalists memorial retrieved 25 april 2012 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011_tikrit_assault oldid 1370695420 categories 2011 murders in iraq battles of the iraq war in 2011 bombings in the iraqi insurgency 2003 2011 islamic state terrorist incidents in iraq islamic terrorist incidents in 2011 2011 mass murders journalists killed while covering the iraq war spree shootings in iraq suicide bombings in iraq terrorist incidents in iraq in 2011 march 2011 in iraq tikrit in the iraq war building bombings in iraq sieges of the iraq war suicide bombings in 2011 2011 mass shootings in asia 2011 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