Thursday, August 13, 2015

Islamic State Takes Credit For Today's Truck Bomb Attack That Killed 67 In Baghdad's Sadr Cirt District



NBC/Reuters: Truck Bomb Kills at Least 76 at Market in Baghdad's Sadr City

At least 76 people were killed and 212 wounded in a bomb attack on Thursday at a market in Baghdad's Sadr City district, police and medical sources said.

The bombing was one of the largest attacks on the capital since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi took office a year ago.

A statement circulated online by ISIS supporters said the blast had targeted what it called a stronghold of the "charlatan army" and Shiite Muslim militias. The Sunni extremist group regularly sends bombers into the capital.

WNU Editor: This carnage does not show any letting up.

More News On Today's Bomb Attack In Baghdad's Sadr City District

Islamic State Truck Bombing at Baghdad Market Kills 67 -- AP
Islamic State claims huge truck bomb attack in Baghdad's Sadr City -- Reuters
Iraq truck bomb kills dozens at Baghdad market -- BBC
Huge truck bomb in Baghdad market kills 76 -- USA
Islamic State Bombs Baghdad Market -- VOA
Truck Bomb Kills About 60 at Market in Baghdad Neighborhood of Sadr City -- NYT
Blast in busy Baghdad market kills at least 60 -- Washington Post
ISIL claims deadly truck bombing at Baghdad market -- Al Jazeera
A Look at the Deadliest Attacks in Iraq Since the US Pullout -- AP

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Sad.

From a medieval warlord point of view, Sadr is helpless to protect his flock and so is less of a man or not man.

But Sadr is quite round and never in the front lines so the whole rabid cleric thing must be a good gig.