Khan Bani Saad (Arabic: مدينة خان بني سعد, romanized: Madīna Khān Banī Sa`ad) is a majority Shia Arab city in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
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.
External links
- 33°34′12″N 44°32′28″E Geo Links for Khan Bani Saad City
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