Last month s suicide attack was the first in Baghdad since January 2018, a month after Iraqis declared victory over ISIS following more than three years of fierce fighting.
Two suicide bombers ripped through a bustling outdoor market in central Baghdad frequented by mainly poor people seeking second-hand clothes and goods.
The first bomber pretended to be ill, gathering a crowd of people trying to help before setting off his explosives.
When people rushed to help the wounded, the second man blew himself up.
They killed 32 civilians and injured more than 100. Shortly after the attack, ISIS claimed responsibility, saying it was focused on killing Shiites.
2 ISIS Terrorists, Including Senior Leader, Killed in Iraq: Prime Minister
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced on Feb. 2 that security forces killed two ISIS-linked terrorists the group’s commander in southern Iraq and an individual who facilitated suicide bomb attacks.
“The terrorist Abu Hassan al-Gharibawi, the so-called leader of southern Iraq in Daesh, and the terrorist Ghanem Sabah Jawad, who is responsible for transporting suicide bombers, were both eliminated today, in addition to other terrorist elements,” Kadhimi wrote in a tweet, referring to ISIS by an Arabic acronym Daesh.
“These victories are part of our heroes’ pledge to eliminate the leaders of Daesh gangs & in loyalty to the Iraqi martyrs’ blood,” Kadhimi wrote. “Our security forces have made us proud. Long live Iraq.”
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