Khan Bani Saad

Khan Bani Saad (Arabic: مدينة خان بني سعد, romanized: Madīna Khān Banī Sa`ad) is a majority Shia[1] Arab city in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.

Khan Bani Saad
Town
Khan Bani Saad is located in Iraq
Khan Bani Saad
Khan Bani Saad
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 33°34′N 44°32′E
Country Iraq
GovernorateDiyala
DistrictBa'quba
Population
2014
  Total127,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (Arabian Time)

2015 massacre

On 17 July 2015, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in the city's crowded market. Over 120 people were killed and 130 injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.[2]

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