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Post by sevenofnine on Jul 3, 2016 10:45:02 GMT -5
This is breaking right now
At least 125 people have been killed and about 150 injured in an explosion claimed by the Islamic State group in Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
A car bomb exploded on a busy street in the central district of Karrada late on Saturday.
The mainly Shia area was busy with shoppers late at night because it is the holy month of Ramadan.
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was met by angry crowds while visiting the
www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36696568
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Post by Daniel on Jul 7, 2016 9:02:35 GMT -5
Baghdad bombing death toll rises to 281, health ministry says
Jul 7, 2016
The death toll from a massive suicide bombing in Baghdad over the weekend has reached 281, Iraq's Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
The attack, claimed by the militant group Islamic State, which the government is battling in the north and west, was the deadliest of the many car bombings in Baghdad since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
more www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast-idUSKCN0ZN1AD
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Post by sevenofnine on Jul 7, 2016 18:53:47 GMT -5
They still blaming ISIS of course
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