Seorang pengebom bunuh diri meledakkan dirinya sendiri setelah sebuah pertandingan sepak bola lokal di desa [[Al-Asriya]], neardekat [[Iskandariya]] di [[Kegubernuran Babil]], di sebuah wilayah campuran [[Sunni]]-[[Syiah]] pada 25 Maret 2016.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|title=Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage|url=http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-kills-25-south-baghdad-police-172305466.html|website=Yahoo News|publisher=AFP|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> Pengeboman tersebut menewaskan sekitar 41 orang dan melukai lebih dari 105 orang.<ref name="nytimes"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/suicide-attack-kills-dozens-football-stadium-iraq-160325181900028.html|title=Suicide attack kills dozens at football stadium in Iraq|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35901358|title=Iraq violence: 'IS suicide attack' kills 29 in football match|work=BBC News}}</ref> Walikota Ahmed Shaker, menjadi salah satu korban tewas dalam ledakan tersebut.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suicide bomber kills 30 south of Baghdad: police|url=http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-kills-25-south-baghdad-police-172305466.html|accessdate=25 Maret 2016|work=[[Agence France Presse]], [[Yahoo News]]|date=25 Maret 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-violence-idUSKCN0WR1CC|title=Suicide bomber kills 26, wounds 71 south of Baghdad - official|author=Reuters Editorial|date=25 Maret 2016|work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/26/world/middleeast/iraq-isis-bombing.html|title=ISIS Suicide Bomber in Iraq Kills Dozens at Soccer Game|date=26 Maret 2016|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/suicide-attack-kills-dozens-football-stadium-iraq-160325181900028.html|title=Suicide bomber kills dozens at football stadium in Iraq|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2016-03-26}}</ref> [[Negara Islam Irak dan Syam]] mengklaim tanggung jawab untuk serangan tersebut.<ref name="foxnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/03/25/suicide-blast-kills-29-at-iraq-football-stadium-isis-claims-responsibility.html|title=Suicide blast kills 29 at Iraq football stadium; ISIS claims responsibility|work=Fox News}}</ref>
