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Baghdad car bomb: Isis claims responsibility for killing at least 18 people in explosion in Iraq capital Baghdad car bomb: Isis claims responsibility for killing at least 50 people in explosion in Iraq capital
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Isis has claimed responsibility for killing at least 18 people in a car bombing in Baghdad. Isis has claimed responsibility for killing at least 50 people in a car bombing in Baghdad.
The blast hit a predominantly Shia area of the Iraqi capital's Sadr City district, near a crowded outdoor market.The blast hit a predominantly Shia area of the Iraqi capital's Sadr City district, near a crowded outdoor market.
Officials said it killed at least 14 people and wounded up to 40 people, several seriously. There were fears the death toll would rise.  Officials said it killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 60 others. There were fears the death toll would rise as many victims remained in a serious or critical condition.
Isis released an online statement claiming it had targeted a gathering of Shia fighters in a suicide attack.Isis released an online statement claiming it had targeted a gathering of Shia fighters in a suicide attack.
The terror group has carried out numerous similar massacres in recent month as it continues to control swathes of territory in northern and western Iraq, where it is being pushed back by Iraqi forces, Shia militias and the Popular Mobilisation Forces. The terror group has carried out numerous similar massacres in recent month as it continues to control swathes of northern and western Iraq, where it is being pushed back by Iraqi forces, Shia militias and the Popular Mobilisation Forces.
Last week, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for killing 18 Shia pilgrims in another car bombing in Baghdad, while a double explosion killed more than 30 people in the Iraq city of Samawah the previous day. Barack Obama has hailed the recapture of around 40 per cent of former Isis territory in the country but terror attacks in the capital and elsewhere have continued unabated.
On 1 May, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for killing 18 Shia pilgrims in another car bombing in Baghdad, while a double explosion killed more than 30 people in the Iraq city of Samawah the previous day.
Sadr City has seen several rounds of fighting since the Iraq invasion in 2003, with terror attacks rising since a vehicle bomb blast that killed more than 60 civilians in 2009.Sadr City has seen several rounds of fighting since the Iraq invasion in 2003, with terror attacks rising since a vehicle bomb blast that killed more than 60 civilians in 2009.
Last August, Isis killed more than 70 people with a truck bombing at the Jamila food market, which was one of the largest in the city.Last August, Isis killed more than 70 people with a truck bombing at the Jamila food market, which was one of the largest in the city.
The Sunni jihadist group has declared Shia Muslims apostates and has targeted them in bombings at mosques, markets and on pilgrimages in several countries.
The UN's Special Representative for Iraq, Jan Kubis, warned last week that a political deadlock and civil unrest threatened to undermine progress and urged Iraqi authorities not to underestimate a "formidable and determined enemy".
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