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Iraq: At least 21 people killed as two bombs strike Baghdad market
At least 21 people have died after deadly explosions hit a market in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Saturday, 31 December. The attack has also injured more than 40 others. Two bombs exploded at a busy market in central Al Sinak neighbourhood, AFP news agency quoted the police as saying. The bombs went off near a car spare...
‘France’s soul affected, response must be merciless’: French politicians react to ISIS church attack
The killing of an elderly priest at a French church by assailants loyal to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) marks a “new stage” of extremist terror, French politicians have said, with many calling for a stronger response from the government. Following Tuesday’s attack in northern France, during which a...
Suicide Bomber Kills 14 at Iraq Checkpoint; 9 Die in Baghdad
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a checkpoint outside a Shiite town north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people, Iraqi officials said, while a string of bombings in the Iraqi capital killed nine more people. Monday's checkpoint bombing took place at one of the busy entrances to the town of...
Iraq: Death Toll From Weekend Baghdad Attack Reaches 175
Iraqi authorities say more dead bodies have been recovered from the site of the massive weekend suicide bombing in central Baghdad, bringing the death toll to 175. The staggering figure, announced on Tuesday, comes as Iraqis mourn ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan,...
Iraq: Baghdad suicide bomb attack dead rises to 165
The number of people killed in Sunday's suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has risen to 165, interior ministry officials say. The government has declared three days of mourning after the huge blast, which injured 225 others. A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families...
Iraq mourns Baghdad bomb victims
The Iraqi government has declared three days of national mourning after a huge bomb in the capital Baghdad killed at least 125 people and wounded about 150. A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families were shopping for the holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Rescuers said whole families...
Iraqi Officials: 91 People Killed in 2 Bombings in Baghdad
At least 91 people were killed Sunday in two bombings in the Iraqi capital, including a large-scale attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 86 people — among them 15 children — in a central shopping district, officials said. The bombings demonstrated the extremists' ability to mount significant...
Baghdad car bombs kill 12
Twelve people were killed and 38 wounded Saturday night when two parked car bombs exploded in separate neighborhoods in Baghdad, police officials said. The first explosion occurred in a busy commercial street in the central neighborhood of Karrada, killing 11 and wounding 33, police said. Firefighting crews rescued injured and...
Australian security worker killed near Baghdad embassy
A security contractor has been killed outside the Australian embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop issued a statement identifying the victim as a 34-year-old Australian man. Ms Bishop said at a press conference that the man's death was not related to Baghdad's broader...
IS conflict: Dozens killed in Baghdad car bombings
Two car bomb blasts are reported to have rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, just hours after an attack on a market left 64 people dead. Police sources told the Reuters news agency that at least 15 people had been killed in the northern Kadhimiya area and seven others in the city's west. A car bomb was also used in the...
Twin suicide bombing kills 70 in Baghdad’s deadliest attack this year
A twin suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State killed 70 people in a Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday in the deadliest attack inside the capital this year, as militants launched an assault on its western outskirts. Police sources said the suicide bombers were riding motorcycles and blew themselves up in a crowded...
Russia, Iran and Syria set up military coordination cell in Baghdad
Russian, Syrian and Iranian military commanders have set up a coordination cell in Baghdad in recent days to try to begin working with Iranian-backed Shia militias fighting the Islamic State, Fox News has reported. Western intelligence sources say the coordination cell includes low-level Russian generals. U.S. officials say it...