Iraqi Expert On Islamic State Group And Other Jihadi Groups Shot Dead In Baghdad

Hisham al-Hashemi was a respected security analyst whose expertise was sought out by government officials, journalists and researchers [Screen grab/AP]

Al Jazeera: Iraq armed groups expert Hisham al-Hashemi shot dead in Baghdad

Al-Hashemi was attacked by unknown gunmen near his home in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

A leading Iraqi expert on ISIL (ISIS) and other armed groups was shot dead in Baghdad on Monday after receiving threats from Iran-backed militias, security and interior officials said.

Hisham al-Hashemi, 47, was shot near his home in the Zeyouneh area of Baghdad and pronounced dead at a hospital, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

"Yes, he passed away and his body is now in the hospital freezer," said Saad Maan, head of the interior ministry's media relations department.

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Iraqi expert on Islamic State shot dead in Baghdad -- The Guardian/AP
Prominent researcher of jihadi groups shot dead in Baghdad -- CNN
Leading Iraqi researcher assassinated outside his house in Baghdad -- Washington Post
Iraqi expert on Islamic State group shot dead in Baghdad -- Middle East
Prominent Iraqi analyst and advisor shot dead in Baghdad -- Al-Monitor
Murder of Iraqi commentator al-Hashimi is a blow for the region - analysis -- Jerusalem Post

Baghdad Rocked By Two Suicide Bombings

The Guardian: Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 38

Two bomb explode in Tayran Square, the most serious attack in the capital since PM declared victory over Isis

Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up at a busy market in central Baghdad in back-to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi officials say.

The bombings were the most serious attacks in the capital since the prime minister, Haidar al-Abadi, declared victory over Islamic State a little over a month ago, capping a three-year campaign to reclaim territory from the terror group in Iraq.

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More News On Today's Suicide Bombings In Baghdad

Double suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 38 people -- AP
Thirty-eight killed and more than 100 wounded in twin Baghdad bombings -- The National/AFP
Baghdad: Double suicide bombing kills 38, injures over 105 -- Asian Age
Twin suicide bombings at Baghdad street market kill at least 38 -- Sky News
Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 27, wounds 64 -- Reuters
Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Puncture Newfound Hope -- New York Times

Islamic State Launches Suicide Attacks In Southern Iraq

Reuters: Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three suicide attacks claimed by Islamic State killed at least 60 people in southern Iraq on Thursday, a health official and police sources said, suggesting a shift in the ultra-hardline group’s tactics since it lost control of its stronghold in Mosul.

Iraqi and Kurdish security officials say the Sunni militants are likely to wage a guerrilla war in Iraq after their self-proclaimed caliphate in Mosul collapsed.

Islamic State is also under siege in the Syrian city of Raqqa, its operational base for attacks in the Middle East and the West.

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WNU Editor: I have a sinking feeling that this (i.e. suicide attacks) is going to be the new normal in Iraq from now on.

More News On Today's Multiple Suicide Attacks In Southern Iraq

Double attack in southern Iraq kills more than 80 -- Washington Post
At Least 50 Killed in Twin Attacks in Southern Iraq -- Voice of America
Twin suicide attacks leave dozens dead in southern Iraq -- Al Jazeera
Suicide attacks kill at least 50 in Iraq -- DW
IS claims responsibility for triple attack in southern Iraq -- Kurdistan 24

New Bomb Attack In Iraq Results With The Iraqi PM Dismissing His Top Baghdad Security Officials

Reuters: Iraqi PM dismisses top Baghdad security officials after bombing

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday dismissed three officials in charge of Baghdad's security after last weekend's bombing that killed nearly 300 people and caused outrage at the inadequacy of emergency services and the security apparatus.

A statement posted on his Facebook page said he had fired the commander of military operations, security services and intelligence in the capital.

The bombing, claimed by the ultra-hardline Sunni militant group Islamic State, was the deadliest bombing in Iraq since U.S.-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein 13 years ago.

Interior Minister Mohammed Ghabban resigned on Tuesday blaming the attack on a lack of communication between multiple forces in charge of the capital's security.

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WNU Editor: This attack follows on the heels of last weekends bomb attack that killed 292 Iraqis .... Baghdad bombing death toll rises to 292 (NRT).

More News On Today's New Bomb Attack In Iraq

Baghdad security chiefs dismissed after deadly attacks -- Al Jazeera
Iraqi PM Fires Head of Baghdad Security After Shrine Attack -- AP
Iraq PM sacks security chiefs as new attack kills 30 -- AFP
At least 37 dead in attack on Shiite shrine in Iraq -- USA Today
35 killed in deadly attack on Shiite shrine north of Baghdad as Abadi sacks security chief -- RUDAW

This Map Shows Every Car Bomb Explosions In Baghdad Since 2003

A map of every car bomb explosions in Baghdad since 2003.

Alexander C. Kaufman, Huffington Post: A Staggering Reminder That Terror Is An Epidemic In Baghdad

So much for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Twin car bombings left nearly 120 people dead and 200 wounded in Baghdad on Sunday in a busy shopping district of the Iraqi capital.

The self-described Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, claimed responsibility for the attacks, which came as the terror group was driven from the city of Fallujah by U.S.- and Iran-backed forces.

The death toll is significantly higher this time than in other recent terror attacks the group has claimed. Gunmen killed 20 hostages at a café in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka on Friday night. Tuesday’s terror attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport killed 41 and left 239 injured. The bombings in Brussels in March ended 35 lives and wounded more than 300 people.

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Update: A map of every car bomb explosions in Baghdad since 2003 (The Asian)

WNU Editor: This is staggering. No one has been untouched in Baghdad from terrorism.

Hat tip to Jay for this link.

Militants Storm Baghdad Mall Taking Hostages

Wall Street Journal: At Least 29 People Killed in Two Attacks in Iraq

Nine people killed in siege at Baghdad mall; 20 people killed by bombings in cafe in Muqdadiya

BAGHDAD—At least 29 people have been killed in two attacks in Iraq on Monday evening, one took place at a shopping mall in eastern Baghdad and the other outside a cafe in a city northeast of the capital.

The assault on the shopping mall was carried out by two attackers, who killed at least nine people and wounded 13 others, Iraqi officials said.

The attackers detonated a parked car bomb outside the Al-Jawhara mall in the New Baghdad area early in the evening, then lobbed hand grenades at a crowd of pedestrians on the sidewalk and sprayed them with bullets, the officials said.

The siege on the mall was a rare complex attack in the Iraqi capital, which routinely sees car bombs and individual murders. It lasted less than an hour, police said.

More News On Militants Storming A Baghdad Mall And Taking Hostages

Baghdad Shopping Mall Attack Live Updates: After Car Bomb, Gunmen Storm Jawaher Mall -- IBTimes
Gunmen Attack Baghdad Mall, Killing 18 -- AP
Suicide Attack Kills at Least 17 People at Baghdad Mall -- Bloomberg
Eight killed as gunmen take hostages in Baghdad mall -- AFP
Gunmen enter Baghdad mall after explosion that kills 7 - sources -- Reuters
Hostages Held in Baghdad Mall by Insurgents After Bombing: Iraqi Police -- NBC
Gunmen occupy Baghdad shopping mall, killing 10 and taking hostages -- RUDAW

Iraq Hit By Another Wave Of Terror Bombings

Wave Of Bombings Kills At Least 53 In Iraq -- RT

A motorcycle rigged with explosives exploded near a second hand market in Sadr City, Baghdad, killing at least 42 people and wounding 51. Two other bombs in the capital targeted minibuses bringing laborers home from work.

The motorcycle bombing hit a crowded market as night fell, according to security and medical sources cited by Reuters.

The earth underneath where the market had been was covered with blood as people ran around screaming for information about their relatives. Shop windows were blown out and shoes and motorcycle parts were strewn around the market, according to a Reuters correspondent at the scene

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Baghdad Motorbike Blast Kills 42, at Least 11 Dead Elsewhere -- Voice of America/Reuters
Iraq attacks kill 37, PM slams foreign aid to jihadists -- AFP
Baghdad motorbike bomb kills dozens -- Al Jazeera
Iraq Violence Kills 37 -- Al Manar
Corruption, incompetence to blame for Iraq’s failure, says author Zaid al-Ali -- Justin Marozzi, The National
Iraq is getting worse -- The Economist

My Comment: The above is a sobering video report from CNN

Scores Killed In Iraq From A Wave Of Car Bombs

Iraq Violence: Almost 50 Killed In Car Bomb Wave -- BBC

At least 49 people have been killed in a wave of car bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Hilla, officials say.

The blasts come a day after at least 23 people were killed in bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital.

Last month, more than 1,000 people were killed in attacks which mostly hit Shia and government targets.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, but in the past Sunni militant groups have targeted Shia areas.

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More News On Today's Violence In Iraq

Iraq car bombs leave dozens dead as sectarian violence worsens -- CBS/AP
Bomb attacks in Baghdad and southern Iraq city kill 49 -- Reuters
Iraq: at least 49 killed in several Baghdad bomb blasts -- Euronews
Nearly 50 killed in attacks in Iraq -- RTE News
Bomb Blasts in Iraq Kill 49: Officials -- NBC
Scores Of Casualties In Iraq Bombings -- Radio Free Europe
Wave of car bombs hit central Iraq -- Al Jazeera

Baghdad Rocked By Multiple Bomb Blasts

Bomb Attacks Kill At Least 24 In Iraq Capital -- Reuters

(Reuters) - At least 24 people were killed in bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital late on Monday, including blasts near two Shi'ite Muslim mosques and at a busy bus station, police and medics said.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for any of the attacks, but Shi'ites are often targeted by Sunni Islamist insurgents who have been regaining ground in Iraq over the past year and overran several towns in recent weeks.

In Monday's deadliest attack, a minibus packed with explosives blew up at a bus station in the mainly Shi'ite district of Ur in northern Baghdad, killing at least 11 people, police and medical sources said.

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More News On Today's Bomb Attacks In Baghdad

Baghdad Shia neighbourhoods struck by blasts -- Al Jazeera
Iraq violence kills at least 22 -- AFP
Quadruple Bombing in Baghdad Kills at Least 25 -- New York Times
Bombings in Iraqi capital kill at least 23 people -- AP
Bombings in Iraqi capital kill at least 23 -- The Australian

Iraqi Suicide Bomb Instructor Accidentally Kills Himself And 21 Of His Pupils

Suicide Bomb Instructor Accidentally Kills Iraqi Pupils -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — A group of Sunni militants attending a suicide bombing training class at a camp north of Baghdad were killed on Monday when their commander unwittingly conducted a demonstration with a belt that was packed with explosives, army and police officials said.

The militants belonged to a group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, which is fighting the Shiite-dominated army of the Iraqi government, mostly in Anbar Province. But they are also linked to bomb attacks elsewhere and other fighting that has thrown Iraq deeper into sectarian violence.

Twenty-two ISIS members were killed, and 15 were wounded, in the explosion at the camp, which is in a farming area in the northeastern province of Samara, according to the police and army officials. Stores of other explosive devices and heavy weapons were also kept there, the officials said.

Eight militants were arrested when they tried to escape, the officials said.

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More News On An Iraqi Suicide Bomb Instructor Accidentally Killing Himself And 21 Of His Pupils

Iraq militants 'killed by own bomb' -- BBC
Militants accidentally set off own car bomb at training camp in Iraq, leaving 21 dead -- FOX News/AP
21 militants killed by own car bomb in Iraq -- Global Post/AFP
Truck-bomb explosion kills 25 al-Qaida militants in Iraq -- UPI
Truck bomb kills 25 militants in Iraq -- Xinhua

My Comment: Allahu Akbar!!!!!

The Bloodshed Continues In Iraq

Smoke rises from the site of a bomb attack near Khullani Square in Baghdad on February 5, a day on which dozens died in explosions in the Iraqi capital. Radio Free Europe

Multiple Baghdad Car Bombs Kill At Least 13 -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Seven car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in apparently coordinated attacks that targeted mainly Shi'ite Muslim districts, security sources said.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings. But Sunni Islamist militants have been regaining ground in Iraq, particularly in the western province of Anbar where they overran two cities on January 1.

Since then, more than 1,000 people have been killed across the country, building on a trend of intensifying violence that made last year Iraq's bloodiest since 2008, when sectarian warfare began to abate from its height.

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Bombings rip Baghdad; deaths reported -- CNN
7 bombs hit Baghdad as US lawmakers slam Maliki -- Global Post/AFP
Fatalities Reported As Explosions Hit Baghdad -- Radio Free Europe
Explosions rock Iraqi capital, killing at least 34 -- Washington Post/AP
Scores killed, more than 120 wounded in day of carnage across Iraq -- CNN
Islamic Militants Extend Battle Into Another Iraqi Province -- New York Times
Iraq's insurgency shows staying power -- Anna Kordunsky, Christian Science Monitor

A Chart That Shows Just How Bad Things Are Getting In Iraq

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This Chart Shows Just How Bad Things Are Getting In Iraq -- Washington Post

This happened in Baghdad today:

• Two car bombs went off simultaneously in two parking lots, across the street from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Twelve people were killed.
• A suicide bomber walked into a falafel restaurant and set off his explosives-laden belt. Five people were killed.
• A bomb inside a parked car went off in a commercial center. Five people were killed.

A total of 22 people were killed  and 45 wounded in three separate attacks in the Iraqi capital, which came just days after one of its bloodiest months. But the rise in violence goes back even further, as this chart shows:

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My Comment: If these trends continue ....expect over 15,000+ killed in Iraq this year.

Car And Suicide Bombings Rock The Iraqi Cities Of Baghdad And Mosul

Smoke rises from the site of a bomb attack near Khullani Square in Baghdad February 5, 2014. Four bombs struck near Baghdad's heavily-fortified ''Green Zone'' and a busy square in the centre of the capital on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, security sources said. Credit: Reuters/Ahmed Saad

Iraq: Deadly Car And Suicide Bombings Rock Baghdad, Mosul -- CNN

Car bombs killed at least 10 people and injured 24 in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday evening, police said.

Two car bombs exploded near a busy commercial area in the southeastern part of the capital, killing at least 10 people and injuring 24 others, police said.

Also Wednesday, a car bombing in Mosul killed two bodyguards of lawmaker Wisal Salim, police said. The blast happened outside the eastern Mosul house of Salim, a Sunni Muslim who is a member of Iraq's Parliament.

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More News On Today's Bombings In Iraq

Spate of bombings in Baghdad kills 34 -- Euronews/Reuters
Multiple bombings in Baghdad kill 33 -- Global Post/AFP
Bombings kill more than 30 people in Iraqi capital -- FOX News/AP
Four Car Bombs Explode in Baghdad as Death Toll Keeps Rising -- Time
String of rush-hour bombings strikes at Baghdad's heart -- BBC
Dozens Killed in Spate of Bombings in Baghdad -- Voice of America
Multiple bombings in central Baghdad -- Deutsche Welle

Violence And Mayhem Continues Throughout Iraq

Suicide Bomber Kills 23 Iraqi Army Recruits -- Reuters

(Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 23 Iraqi army recruits and wounded 36 in Baghdad on Thursday, officials said, in an attack on men volunteering to join the government's struggle to crush al Qaeda-linked militants in Anbar province.

Brigadier General Saad Maan, spokesman for the Baghdad Security Operations Centre which coordinates among military, police and other security organizations, said the bomber had blown himself up among the recruits at the small Muthanna airfield, used by the army in the Iraqi capital.

Maan put the death toll at 22 but health ministry officials said morgue records showed 23 had been killed.

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More News On The Ongoing Violence In Iraq

Blast kills Iraqi army recruits in capital -- Al Jazeera
Heavy clashes as Iraq fighting sparks rights worries -- Global Post/AFP
Anbar Fighting Continues, As HRW Warns Of Iraqi Abuses -- Radio Free Europe
Violence not hitting Iraq oil for now, but raises concern -- Reuters
Iraq PM faces major crisis just months ahead of polls -- Global Post/AFP
Falluja: Embattled city of mosques and minarets -- BBC
What's really going on in Iraq's Anbar Province? -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Iraq's crisis is driven by domestic politics. That's the good news. -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
The Iraqi government's battle to control Falluja -- Frank Gardner, BBC

Iraq Suffers Highest Annual Death Toll Since 2008 (Updated)

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Iraq Sees Highest Death Toll in Years -- Voice of America

Violence in Iraq reached its worst level in years in 2013, with one organization saying almost 9,500 people died in bombings and militant assaults across the country.

The United Nations and the Britain-based NGO, Iraq Body Count (IBC), say the number of deaths last year surpassed levels of violence last seen since 2008.

Violence in Iraq spiked in April after security forces staged a crackdown on a Sunni protest site in Hawijah triggering a series of clashes and revenge attacks.

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More News On The growing Death Toll In Iraq

UN: Iraq sees highest annual death toll in years -- Washington Post/AP
Iraq suffers worst year of violence since 2008 -- Global Post/AFP
Iraq suffers highest death toll in years -- Al Jazeera
More than 8,800 dead in Iraq in 2013, U.N. says -- Global Post/EFE
Blast hits Iraqi city as deadly toll of 2013 is revealed -- CNN
Iraq suffers massive 2013 death toll -- News.com.au

2013 Was A Bloody Year In Iraq

A 2013 Disaster: Death Toll More Than Doubles in Iraq -- Antiwar

Violence Shows No Signs of Slowing Down as Year End

For a nation still reeling from a devastating multi-year US occupation, 2013 was definitely a year Iraqis would prefer to forget. Violence spiked more than two-fold nationwide over 2012 numbers, and the trend shows no signs of slowing down.

2013 started much the same as the past several years did, but a late April crackdown against Sunni protesters by the military sparked a series of strikes from Sunni militant factions, and coupled with spillover violence from Syria, the toll is back to the levels of 2007, the height of the US surge.

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Update #1: UN says violence claimed lives of 7,818 civilians in Iraq in 2013, highest toll in years -- FOX News/AP
Update #2: Iraq suffers worst year of violence since 2008 -- AFP

My Comment: What is worrisome is that this spiral of violence is only escalating .... that trends are indicating an even doubling of the death toll in 2014.

Widespread Violence And Terror Attacks Continue In Iraq

An Iraqi policeman (R) looks at a damaged vehicle after a car bomb attack in Baghdad 16, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili

Violence Grips Iraq In Day Of Deadly Bombings -- Al Jazeera

At least 65 killed in string of attacks across the country, as most violent year since 2006-2007 bloodletting continues.

At least 65 people have been killed and over 100 wounded in a string of deadly attacks across Iraq, security sources told Al Jazeera.

Reuters news agency, citing police and and medical sources, reported later on Monday that two parked cars laden with explosives and a roadside bomb went off near a funeral tent and killed at least 24 more Shia Muslim pilgrims in Yusfiya, 20 kms south of Baghdad, which would bring the number of killed in the day's attacks to at least 89.

No one has claimed responsibility for Monday's bombings, but rebel groups frequently target civilians and members of the Iraqi security forces to undermine confidence in the country's Shia-led government and agitate sectarian tensions.

The attacks started in the town of Beiji, 180 kilometres north of Baghdad, where a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the main gate of the town police station.

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More News On Today's Violence In Iraq

Iraq violence kills 54 in run-up to Shi'ite holy day -- Reuters
Car bombs hit Shiite pilgrims as Iraq unrest kills 66 -- AFP
Militants attack city council as Iraq unrest kills 42 -- AFP
Nearly 4 Dozen People Killed in Iraq Attacks -- New York Times
New wave of bombings sweeps Iraq -- Belfast Telegraph
Iraq attacks claim 46 lives; Shiite pilgrims taken from bus, killed -- UPI
Attacks across Baghdad and northern Iraq kill 25 -- CNN
Iraqi officials: Gunmen kill 15 Iranian pipeline workers and 2 Iraqis northeast of Baghdad -- FOX News

Deadly Attacks Continue In Iraq

Series Of Deadly Attacks Strikes Iraq -- Al Jazeera

Daily attacks have shown no sign of abating, sparking fears that the nation is slipping back into all-out sectarian war.

Armed men have assaulted a mayor's office in a Sunni town just north of Baghdad, one of several attacks across Iraq that killed 19 people, according to officials.

Bombings also hit west Baghdad, as well as the predominantly Sunni cities of Abu Ghraib, Mosul on Tuesday.

Nine people were killed and 17 wounded in the suicide and mortar attack on the government compound that housed the mayor's office in the town of Tarmiya, police sources told Al Jazeera.

One attacker wearing an explosive belt blew himself up on Tuesday at the structure, which also houses the town's police station and other government offices.

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More News On The Continuing Violence In Iraq

Iraq attacks kill 23 as year's toll tops 6,200 -- AFP
Assault on office, other attacks kill 24 in Iraq -- Washington Post/AP
31 killed, 73 wounded in bomb attacks in Iraq -- Xinhuanet
Iraqi officials: Insurgents attack mayor's office in a Sunni town, killing 6 -- FOX News/AP
Attacks on Iraqi government complex, police kill 12 -- Reuters
Upsurge in brutality in Iraq alarming -- AP
659 people killed in Iraq's violence in November -- Xinhuanet
Nearly 1000 killed in November in Iraq’s violence -- Press TV (Iran)

More Bombing Attacks In Iraq As Year's Death Toll Tops 5,800

Iraq Attacks Kill 41 As Toll Nears 6000 -- SKY News

A bombing at a market north of Baghdad was the deadliest in violence that killed 41 people Thursday, as the year's death toll topped 5,800 amid a surge in unrest.

The flare-up has prompted Baghdad to appeal for international help in fighting the country's worst bloodshed since 2008, just months before its first general election in four years.

Officials have voiced concern over a resurgent Al-Qaeda, emboldened by the civil war in neighbouring Syria, which has provided the jihadist network's front groups with increased room to plan and carry out attacks in Iraq.

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More News On The Escalating Violence In Iraq

Dozens dead in Iraq car bombing -- Al Jazeera
Truck bomb at outdoor market in Iraq, other attacks kill 48 -- Globe and Mail/AP
Car bomb in northern Iraq kills 25 -- Reuters
Iraq attacks kill 41 as 2013 death toll tops 5,800 -- Daily Star/AFP
Iraq car bomb kills 30; year's death toll tops 5,800 -- Indian Express/PTI
Iraq attacks kill 41 as 2013 toll tops 5,800 -- The National
Iraq car bombing kills dozens north of Baghdad -- BBC
Iraq bombings leave dozens dead -- Deutsche Welle
Iraq food market truck bomb blast claims 48 -- Gulf Today
Car bomb kills 48 at food market near Baghdad (Photos) -- RT

Wave Of Attacks Kills Dozens In Baghdad

Baghdad Bombing Wave Kills At Least 47, Wounds 132 -- RT

The Iraqi capital was hit by a series of attacks, mostly by car bombs, in predominantly Shiite and commercial areas. At least 24 people have been killed and 87 wounded, Iraqi officials said, although media sources put the death toll much higher.

The bombings on Wednesday are the latest in a spike in violence in Iraq over the past months as rebels attempt to derail the Shiite-led government's struggle to stabilize the country.

Five of the blasts came from parked cars, while at least one was initiated by a remotely detonated bomb, police said. The deadliest attack occurred in the central Sadria neighborhood, where a car bomb exploded at an outdoor market, killing five shoppers and wounding 15 more, authorities said.

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More News on Today's Bombing Attacks In Iraq

Iraq car bombs, shootings kill 43 -- Daily Star
Wave of attacks in Iraqi capital kills at least 35 -- Houston Chronicle/AP
Dozens Killed in Wave of Attacks in Baghdad -- New York Times
Dozen killed in string of bombings throughout Baghdad -- UPI
Baghdad carnage as deadly bomb blasts strike six districts of the city -- Euronews
Bombings Kill 24 in Iraqi Capital -- Voice of America
Iraq violence: Baghdad struck by deadly bomb blasts -- BBC
Bombings In Baghdad Kill Dozens -- CNN