January 2011 Iraq attacks
"[3] A local councilman, Abdullah Jabara, said that the attack was committed by the Islamic State of Iraq, and was intended "to shake the security in the province and to bring back instability to Tikrit."[4] On 19 January, at least 15[5][6] people were killed in two attacks in the towns of Baqubah and Ghalbiyah, both located in the same region about 65 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Baghdad.[7] In Ghalbiyah, a suicide bomber killed two people and injured 15 out of a crowd marching from Baghdad to Karbala, a holy city.[6] On 20 January, at least 56 people died when two car bombs detonated near Karbala during the holy festival of Arba'een.The first bomb targeted a bus terminal to the east of Karbala and killed seven people, injuring more than double that, while the second hit south of the city and claimed 18 lives.