On August 24, 2008 a dinner party was being held by Sheik Ayed Salim al-Zubaiecelebrating the release of one of his family members. The family member had been imprisoned by American forces for 3 years. Witnesses say the attack was meant to upon a group of sheiks attending the dinner, who had been working with Americans to fight insurgents. The blast was the largest in Baghdad in months. The bombing killed at least 25 people and wounded 29 others.
