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At least 16 dead as arms depot blows up in Baghdad

At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured after an arms depot exploded in the Sadr City district of the Iraqi capital today, security and medical sources said.

Jun 07, 2018, 08:41 AM IST

Baghdad suicide car bomb blast kills 17

A suicide car bomb attack in a densely-populated neighbourhood of Baghdad Monday killed at least 17 people and left dozens wounded, police and hospital officials said.

Jan 02, 2017, 14:44 PM IST

Suicide bombings in Baghdad: Over 20 killed, 50 injured in series of attacks

The attacks came as Iraqi forces and Shi`ite militias are fighting Islamic State militants in Falluja.

May 30, 2016, 13:27 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

Twin suicide bombing kills 70 in Baghdad's deadliest attack this year

A twin suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State killed 70 people in a Shi`ite district of Baghdad on Sunday in the deadliest attack inside the capital this year, as militants launched an assault on its western outskirts.

Feb 29, 2016, 09:14 AM IST