Iraq

Number of stroke deaths in Baghdad rises to 250

After the devastating terrorist attack in Baghdad, the anger of the population is growing on the government. Now, the Iraqi Minister of the interior to the consequences. Meanwhile, the number of dead continues to rise.

The number of the dead of the attack of the terrorist militia “Islamic state” (IS) in Baghdad has risen to 250. This is the Ministry of health was informed of the Iraqi capital. In the night of Sunday, a sebstmord bombers had blown themselves up in a busy shopping district of Karrada in the air. It is the most serious isolated incident since the overthrow of President Saddam Hussein by the United States in the year 2003.

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As a consequence of the devastating attack by the Iraqi Minister of interior Mohammed al-Ghabban offered his resignation. He was Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi presented his resignation, the Minister said to journalists in Baghdad. Ghabban acknowledged that there had been failures in the security measures in the capital.

Control points are “absolutely useless”

The Minister said the explosives-filled vehicle of the suicide bomber had come from the North of Baghdad, located province of Dijala. Thus, he acknowledged that the vehicle could not pass the security checks on the way to the capital without hindrance. The Baghdad-distributed control points, with the help of the government’s strength in the anti-terrorist struggle that aims to demonstrate, described the Minister as “absolutely useless”.

Still, many Iraqis look at the site of the attack after Missing under the rubble. The population reacted with growing anger to the government because of their inability to prevent the growing number of attacks.

New Security Concept

Abadi, whose government is accused of corruption, had revealed on Monday understanding for the “anger and grief” at the capital residents. On Sunday evening he had arranged Changes in the concept of security for Baghdad. Among other things, he issued a statement that security forces must not use longer fake and non-functioning explosives detectors.

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Instead, Abadi gave the use of other devices to Detect IEDs in vehicles in order. Security forces at checkpoints are allowed to use also in the future during their working mobile phones. The reconnaissance from the air is to be amplified, a control post in the capital will be reorganized. At the same time, the government announced that as a deterrent measure, the execution of five prisoners Condemned to death, and the arrest of 40 jihadists.

Shiites in the visor

To had known the attack of the IS. In the Declaration of the terrorist militia, it was said that the attack was directed against members of the Shia majority population. The Sunni IS-militia had taken over 2014, the control over large parts of Iraq. Last the IS but lost large areas. A week ago, Iraq expelled all Iraqi armed forces and associated militias in the IS from the by him-held city of Fallujah, 50 kilometres West of Baghdad.

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