Iraq

Bloodbath in Baghdad

A devastating double bombing in the Iraqi capital: Again, the target was the Shia district of Sadr City. One of the bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up at a crowded market in the air.

A bomb exploded in the middle of the crowd on the Mredi market in the East of the Iraqi capital. Minutes later, a suicide bomber drove into the group of people who wanted to rush to help, and blew himself up with them in the air. At least 31 people were killed and more than 60 are injured, such as the Baghdad police said. Also, children should be among the Victims.

To known the two attacks, the Sunni terrorist army of the so-called “Islamic state” (IS), which dominates large parts of the North and West of the country immediately afterwards.

In addition, the IS-militia stormed in the vicinity of the international airport of Baghdad is a Post from the army and the police. According to the government, at least twelve security forces were killed. According to military circles, dozens of jihadists on Pick-Up trucks armed with machine guns from the IS-controlled areas in Garma and Falluja came. It is the most violent attack of the IS had been for months, in the vicinity of the capital.

SC/wl (APE, rtre, dpa)