Baghdad bombing

Twin suicide blasts rock Iraq's Baghdad; 18 killed, 20 wounded

At least 18 persons were killed and 20 wounded in two suicide car bombings that targeted the Iraqi police in Baghdad, an official said on Saturday.

May 20, 2017, 13:58 PM IST

Iraqi PM dismisses top Baghdad security officials after huge bombing

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

Jul 09, 2016, 04:53 AM IST

Iraq PM sacks Baghdad security chief after deadly bombing

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden minibus in a Baghdad shopping district early on Sunday as it teemed with people ahead of the holiday.

Jul 08, 2016, 15:01 PM IST

Suicide car bombing claimed by ISIS kills at least 119 in Baghdad

A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through a busy Baghdad shopping district Sunday, killing at least 119 people in the deadliest attack this year in Iraq`s capital.

Jul 03, 2016, 23:41 PM IST

Residents hold protest blaming leaders for Baghdad carnage

On April 30, Sadr supporters who had been protesting for weeks to demand a cabinet reshuffle and reforms broke into the fortified Green Zone and stormed parliament.

May 13, 2016, 02:43 AM IST