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At least 10 killed as blast hits Sadr City area of Baghdad – reports At least 16 killed, 40 wounded as blast hits Sadr City area of Baghdad – reports
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A car bomb that went off in Baghdad’s Sadr City area has left at least 10 people dead, police and medics say, as cited by Reuters. A car bomb that went off in Baghdad’s Sadr City area has left at least 16 people dead and 40 wounded, Reuters reported, citing its sources.
Other sources told AFP that at least 17 people were killed, while Egyptian TV As-Sumaria put the number at least 20.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) frequently targets civilian locations in Iraq. Twenty-nine people were killed in three Baghdad bombings just on Saturday.No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) frequently targets civilian locations in Iraq. Twenty-nine people were killed in three Baghdad bombings just on Saturday.
The string of attacks comes just days after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi said that it would take the Iraqi army some three months to drive IS from the country with the backing of the US-led coalition.The string of attacks comes just days after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi said that it would take the Iraqi army some three months to drive IS from the country with the backing of the US-led coalition.
Iraqi forces have been conducting an operation to retake Mosul, the Iraq’s second largest city, from IS since October.Iraqi forces have been conducting an operation to retake Mosul, the Iraq’s second largest city, from IS since October.
It has been reported that some 1.5 million civilians may still be trapped in the city, unable to flee.It has been reported that some 1.5 million civilians may still be trapped in the city, unable to flee.