Submitted By: prabirghose
| 5 months ago
Dozens killed in bombing in Baghdad market At least 72 people were killed today in a bombing in the Shia heartland of Sadr City, in Baghdad, seven days before US forces are due depart Iraq 's towns and cities. Two large bombs exploded within minutes....
News Source: Gulf News
| 5 months ago
The attack struck just four days before the deadline for US combat troops to withdraw from cities. The wave of violence that has killed more than 200 people this week has raised fresh doubts about the ability of Iraqi forces to provide security as...
News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
| 5 months ago
Six days before U.S. combat forces are due to withdraw from major Iraqi cities, a bomb hidden under vegetables on a three-wheeled motorcycle killed at least 60 people and wounded 135 more in Sadr City, a densely populated Shiite Muslim slum in the...
News Source: The Examiner
| 5 months ago
Steve Lanza said the recent high-profile attacks, which are usually blamed on Sunni insurgents, were part of an effort to rekindle sectarian violence that pushed the country to the brink of civil war. "What's important to understand is that the...
News Source: United Press International
| 5 months ago
A massive bomb killed more than 60 people and injured at least 120 Wednesday in Baghdad, amid growing fears of sectarian violence. officials said. The bomb, hidden under fruits and vegetables in a cart, exploded about 7:30 p.m. at a market in the...
News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| 5 months ago
June 24 - Bomb hidden under vegetables on motorized pushcart explodes in Baghdad 's Sadr city, killing at least 61. - June 20 - Truck bomb strikes Shiite mosque near northern city of Kirkuk , killing 72. - June 10 - Car bomb explodes in market near...