2006 al-Askari Mosque bombing in Samarra

Target entity: 2006 al-Askari Mosque bombing in Samarra
Context triple: [AQI, notableEvent, 2006 al-Askari Mosque bombing in Samarra]

• A. 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq
  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.
• B. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: 2006 al-Askari Mosque bombing in Samarra
Target entity description: The 2006 al-Askari Mosque bombing in Samarra was a major insurgent attack on one of Shia Islam’s holiest shrines in Iraq that triggered a wave of sectarian violence and is widely seen as a turning point in the Iraqi civil conflict.

• A. 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq
  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.
• B. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen