ISIS Responsible For Two Baghdad Suicide Bombings Thursday That Killed At Least 32
On 1/21/21 at 7:26 PM EST
Terrorist faction ISIS claimed responsibility for a pair of suicide bombings that killed more than 30 individuals at a Baghdad market on Thursday.
The explosions, the first attack of its kind since January 2018, occurred in the Bab al-Sharqui area in Baghdad. On Friday, the Department of Defense announced that only 2,500 U.S. troops remained in Iraq. ISIS, also known as the Islamic State, said on Twitter they had carried out the attack. With grace of God Almighty, read the announcement according to a translation by
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Baghdad, january 21
Twin suicide blasts ripped through a busy market in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 32 persons and wounding over 110, officials said.
The rare suicide attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. No one immediately took responsibility for the attack, but Iraqi military officials said it was the work of the Islamic State.
Iraq s Health Minister Hassan Mohammed al-Tamimi said some of the wounded were in a serious condition.
Maj Gen Tahsin al-Khafaji, spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, said, “This is a terrorist act perpetrated by a sleeper cell of the Islamic State. The IS wants to prove its existence after suffering many blows in military operations. The suicide bombings were the first in three years to target Baghdad s bustling commercial area. A suicide bomb attack took place in the same area in 2018 shortly after then-PM H
Twin suicide bombings rock Baghdad, kill 32
Twin suicide bombings rock Baghdad, kill 32
AP / Updated: Jan 22, 2021, 06:00 IST
busy market left at least 110 others wounded; Iraqi military officials blame it on
Islamic State
BAGHDAD Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. Blood smeared the floors of the busy market amid piles of clothes and shoes as survivors took stock of the disarray in the aftermath. No one immediately took responsibility for the attack, but Iraqi military officials said it was the work of the Islamic State group.
Jan 22, 2021
BAGHDAD (AP) Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said in what was the first massive bombing in years, harkening back to darker days of rampant militant attacks.
The rare suicide bombing hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. Blood was splattered on the pavement of the busy market amid piles of clothes and shoes as survivors took stock of the disarray in the aftermath.
By sundown, crowds reappeared at the site of the deadly attack, carrying the coffins of the deceased in a show of defiance. Many questioned the timing of the attack, which occurred a day after President Joe Biden was sworn into office. The U.S.-led coalition recently ceased combat activities and is gradually drawing down its troop presence in Iraq, sparking fears of an IS resurgence.