19 August 2009 Baghdad bombings were three coordinated car bomb attacks and a number of mortar strikes in the Iraqi capital , Baghdad . The explosives went off simultaneously across the capital at approximately 10:45 in the morning , killing at least 101 and wounding at least 565 , making it the deadliest attack since the 14 August 2007 Yazidi communities bombings in northern Iraq which killed almost 800 people . The bombings were targeted at both government and privately owned buildings
Yazidi communities bombings
2007 Yazidi communities bombings
August 2009 Baghdad bombings