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| At least 32 killed, 61 wounded as blast hits Sadr City area of Baghdad – media citing police | At least 32 killed, 61 wounded as blast hits Sadr City area of Baghdad – media citing police |
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| A car bomb that went off in Baghdad’s Sadr City area has left at least 32 people dead and 61 wounded, AFP reported, citing police sources. | A car bomb that went off in Baghdad’s Sadr City area has left at least 32 people dead and 61 wounded, AFP reported, citing police sources. |
| Other sources told Reuters that at least 16 people were killed, while Egyptian TV As-Sumaria put the number at at least 20. | Other sources told Reuters that at least 16 people were killed, while Egyptian TV As-Sumaria put the number at at least 20. |
| Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the terrorists’ news agency, Amaq, as cited by Reuters. The attack targeted Shiite Muslims, it claimed. | |
| IS often targets places frequented by civilians in Iraq. Twenty-nine people were killed in three Baghdad bombings just on Saturday. | IS often targets places frequented by civilians 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. |