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Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 18 die
 Suicide bombs rock Baghdad, killing at least 12 [RUDAW.NET] A jacket wallah killed at least 12 people and maimed 39 at a prominent Baghdad market in an apparent ISIS attack on Sunday morning. "A soldier at the gate of Jamilah Market opened fire on a suicide boom-mobile after noticing a suspect vehicle but the terrorist blew up his car," government front man Saad Maan said in a televised statement. Jamilah is the city's primary vegetable market and located in the primarily Shiite district of Sadr City northeast of Baghdad. ISIS claimed the attack on a popular terrorist website, using a nom de guerre indicating the bomber was Iraqi and saying that he targeted members of Iraq's Shiite Moslem majority, AFP news agency reported. As an international coalition continues to drive ISIS fighters out of major Iraqi cities like Fallujah and djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... , attacks in the capital have increased in frequency. In the past week about 100 people were killed. 6 die in bombing attack in Baladiyat Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A security source revealed, that 19 civilians were either killed or wounded in a suicide bombing that hit a popular market blBaladiyat area, in eastern Baghdad, Alsumaria News reported on Sunday. The source said, “A suicide bomber, wearing an explosive vest, blew himself up in a popular market in Baladiyat area, eastern Baghdad, killing six civilians and wounding 13 others.” “Security forces cordoned off the area of incident, while ambulances transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital and the bodies to the forensic medicine department,” the source added on condition of anonymity. Today, Baghdad witnessed several terrorist attacks, using booby-trapped vehicles and suicide bombers that targeted civilians and security forces, and left dozens of casualties. Mad Bomber's corpse detonates in morgue Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A booby-trapped corpse exploded inside a morgue of a hospital in al-Sadr City, east of Baghdad, a security source told Alsumaria on Sunday. The source said, “A corpse placed inside a morgue in Sadr Hospital, in al-Sadr City, exploded at noon today, causing material losses but no human casualties.” “The corpse belongs to the suicide bomber who blew himself up, this morning, in Jamila area, east of Baghdad. Explosive material found on the corpse’s abdominal area,” the source added on condition of anonymity. Earlier today, a suicide attack hit Jamila area, east of Baghdad, leaving seven dead and 15 wounded. Bombing attack in al-Madain leaves 5 casualties Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A security source revealed that one person was killed and four others were wounded in a bomb blast near a playing-field in al-Madain, southeast of Baghdad, Alsumaria reported on Sunday. The source told the Iraqi media outlet that an improvised explosive device, emplaced near a popular football playing-field in al-Wardiyah area in Madain district, exploded this evening, killing one person and wounding four others. Security forces cordoned off the area of incident, the source added. Ambulances evacuated the wounded to a nearby hospital and the body to the forensic medicine department, the source explained on condition of anonymity. Today, a suicide attack hit Jamila area, killing seven persons and wounding 15 others, while another attack in a popular market in Baladiyat area left 19 casualties. Also, another IED attack took place near Diyala Bridge, south of Baghdad, and resulted in the injury of three civilians. Posted by: Fred 2017-01-09 |
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