Iraq

Bloodbath in Baghdad, calls on politicians on the Plan

According to the authorities to have been recovered in the case of the IS-stop now for at least 115 Dead. More than 200 people were injured. The government responded with a new safety concept.

The target of the attack a shopping center in the district of Karrada in the City, the Iraqi capital. An explosive car detonated in the popular district. Because many Iraqis went out during the month of Ramadan to eat and late purchases are completed, were in the city center of Baghdad, still a lot of people on the go. Several buildings were severely damaged and collapsed partially, including also the shopping centre. The number of victims increased several times, because the helper more bodies succumbed under the rubble, barges and people your serious injuries.

Again and again attacks

Shortly before the end of Ramadan, this was the worst attack in Iraq this year. In the past, the militia to numerous attacks in Iraq had known. So at least 86 people died in may in a series of attacks in Baghdad. The “IS” said that the attack was directed against members of the Shia majority population. The Sunni IS militia are perpetrated again and again attacks on Shiites, whom it regards as infidels.

Firefighters searching for Victims of the attack

Another explosive device detonated police circles, according to a market in the Shia district of Al-Shaab in the North of the city. There have been at least two Deaths. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited the stop places, and ordered national mourning. His convoy was pelted by angry locals with stones and bottles. Abadi had promised after the re-conquest of the IS-stronghold of Fallujah, more security, however, no decline in attacks is yet to be observed.

In the criticism: The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Now, al, announced-Abadi Changes of the security concept for the capital. So he gave the instructions that security forces should not use any longer fake explosives detectors sold by a British business man several years ago in Iraq. These black plastic units have a pistol-like handle and a small antenna, with the allegedly explosives can be found. In fact, the alleged detectors should, however, be entirely useless, but were used still by many officials. Instead, al-Abadi gave the use of other devices to Detect IEDs in vehicles in order. A security control must make use in the future during their working mobile phones. The reconnaissance from the air is to be enhanced, the coordination between the security forces in the capital improved and the control items to be organized.

IS sleeper cells in the country

Whether the new security concept will bring improvements, it remains to be seen. The fact is that the terrorist militia “IS” seems to change their tactics. The “IS” attempts to repay humiliating defeat in Fallujah with other attacks, said a former army officer in Baghdad. The adoption of the government, the attacks had so far been controlled only from one area, was a mistake. There are sleeper cells in the country that operated quite independently of each other. After the taking of Fallujah, the Iraqi army brings the storm on the IS-stronghold of Mosul in position. Mosul is considered the de facto capital of the “IS” in Iraq.

“Terrorists put a stop”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the attacks in Baghdad as well as the IS RAID on a Restaurant in Bangladesh, in which 28 people were killed. There is no justification for these barbaric, inhumane acts. International cooperation should be further intensified to stop the terrorists, said the Chancellor. Federal foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) condemned the gruesome. Once more shows that the terrorists of the so-called IS not before me, innocent children, mothers and fathers murdering in the name of their hateful ideology, he said.

cgn/haz (afp, dpa, rtr)