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Iraq Truck Bomb ‘Kills Dozens’ In Baghdad Market

It is a sad story in Iraq where at least 50 people have been killed after a truck bomb detonated in a crowded Baghdad market. … Continue reading Iraq Truck Bomb ‘Kills Dozens’ In Baghdad Market


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iraqIt is a sad story in Iraq where at least 50 people have been killed after a truck bomb detonated in a crowded Baghdad market.

The bomb struck in Jameela market in Sadr city, a district in the north-east of the Iraqi capital.

Police and hospital officials say at least 58 people were killed and 89 injured.

Sadr city, a predominantly Shia area, has been the target of several blasts by the radical Sunni militant group Islamic State (IS).

However, no group has claimed responsibility for today’s attack.

Thursday’s bomb attack in Sadr City is one of the deadliest in the capital since Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, took office a year ago.

Gen Odierno, a retired US Army Chief of Staff, had earlier said: “I believe that if we find in the next several months that we’re not making the progress that we have, we should probably consider embedding some soldiers with them, and see if that would make a difference,” adding that he thinks it is an option that should be presented to the President.