2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq
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The 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq were a series of coordinated suicide attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims during the Ashura religious festival, resulting in massive casualties and heightened sectarian tensions in the country.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq Context triple: [Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, responsibleFor, 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq]
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A.
2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad
The 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad was a deadly terrorist attack targeting Jordan’s diplomatic mission in Iraq shortly after the U.S.-led invasion, killing and injuring dozens and signaling the rise of the Iraqi insurgency.
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B.
2005 Amman bombings in Jordan
The 2005 Amman bombings in Jordan were a series of coordinated suicide attacks on hotels in the capital that killed and injured scores of people and marked one of the deadliest terrorist incidents in the country’s history.
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C.
Mubi bombings
The Mubi bombings were a series of deadly attacks in the Nigerian town of Mubi, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of the violence during its insurgency.
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D.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
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E.
2003 Canal Hotel bombing
The 2003 Canal Hotel bombing was a devastating suicide truck attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and marked a turning point in international involvement in post-invasion Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq Target entity description: The 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq were a series of coordinated suicide attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims during the Ashura religious festival, resulting in massive casualties and heightened sectarian tensions in the country.
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A.
2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad
The 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad was a deadly terrorist attack targeting Jordan’s diplomatic mission in Iraq shortly after the U.S.-led invasion, killing and injuring dozens and signaling the rise of the Iraqi insurgency.
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B.
2005 Amman bombings in Jordan
The 2005 Amman bombings in Jordan were a series of coordinated suicide attacks on hotels in the capital that killed and injured scores of people and marked one of the deadliest terrorist incidents in the country’s history.
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C.
Mubi bombings
The Mubi bombings were a series of deadly attacks in the Nigerian town of Mubi, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of the violence during its insurgency.
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D.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
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E.
2003 Canal Hotel bombing
The 2003 Canal Hotel bombing was a devastating suicide truck attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and marked a turning point in international involvement in post-invasion Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass killing
ⓘ
sectarian violence incident ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
al-Qaeda in Iraq (suspected)
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Qaeda in Iraq
|
| attackNature | simultaneous and near-simultaneous explosions ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription | mass casualties among unarmed religious pilgrims ⓘ |
| context |
Iraq War
ⓘ
post-2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| coordinated | true ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| date | 2004-03-02 ⓘ |
| effect |
heightened sectarian tensions in Iraq
ⓘ
increased security measures at religious gatherings ⓘ international condemnation ⓘ |
| injured | hundreds ⓘ |
| killed | over 170 people ⓘ |
| location |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Kadhimiya ⓘ Karbala ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international news coverage ⓘ |
| method |
explosives
ⓘ
suicide bombings ⓘ |
| motivation | to inflame sectarian conflict between Sunni and Shia communities ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the deadliest attacks on Shia pilgrims since the 2003 invasion ⓘ |
| numberOfAttacks | multiple ⓘ |
| partOf | sectarian conflict in Iraq ⓘ |
| perpetrators |
suspected Sunni extremist militants
ⓘ
suspected al-Qaeda–linked militants ⓘ |
| perpetratorStatus | no universally accepted claim of responsibility ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Ashura ⓘ |
| religiousGroupTargeted |
Shia Muslims
ⓘ
linked to:
Shia Islam
|
| securityResponse | tightened security around Shia holy sites ⓘ |
| target |
Ashura religious festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashura
Shiite pilgrims ⓘ |
| timing | during Ashura processions ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence | religiously motivated terrorism ⓘ |
| victimDemographics | primarily Iraqi Shia civilians ⓘ |
| weaponType | improvised explosive devices ⓘ |
| year | 2004 ⓘ |
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