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Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wissam Al-Okaili
Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wissam Al-Okaili
People pick up debris at the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wissam Al-Okaili
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Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wissam Al-Okaili

BAGHDAD, July 19 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in the Sadr City neighbourhood of Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival, security and hospital sources said.

More than 60 people were wounded, a police source said.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, the group's Nasheer news agency said on Telegram. It said one of its militants blew up his explosive vest among the crowds.

Hospital sources said the death toll could rise as some of the wounded were in critical condition.

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi held an urgent meeting with top security commanders to discuss the attack, the premier's office said in a brief statement.

President Barham Salih posted a tweet saying: "With an awful crime they target civilians in Sadr city on the eve of Eid ... We will not rest before terrorism is cut off by its roots."

In April, the Sunni Muslim militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on a market in Sadr City, Baghdad's main Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood, that killed four people and wounded 20.

Islamic State also claimed responsibility for a bomb attack last January that killed more than 30 in the crowded Tayaran Square market in central Baghdad - Iraq's first big suicide bombing for three years.

Large bomb attacks were once an almost daily occurrence in the Iraqi capital but have dwindled since an Islamic State invasion of northern and western Iraq was defeated in 2017.

 

Reporting by Baghdad newsroom and Alaa Swilam and Nayera Abdallah in Cairo, writing by Alaa Swilam; editing by Kevin Liffey and Grant McCool
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Baghdad: morning 
 
The spokesman for the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, announced the issuance of an order by the Commander-in-Chief to arrest the order of the force holding the blast site in Sadr City.
Major General Rasoul said in a tweet to him: "The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, ordered that the order of the First Regiment, Fourth Brigade, Federal Police, order the land-holding force in the Al-Wahilat market in Sadr City, be deposited."
He added, "The order included the directive to open an investigation by the Baghdad Operations Command into the incident."
And the Security Media Cell announced that there were martyrs and wounded in a terrorist attack with an explosive device targeting Al-Waheilat market in Sadr City.
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Baghdad: morning 
 
The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, chaired an emergency meeting that included military, security and intelligence leaders, against the background of the terrorist attack in the cowardly bombing that took place in Sadr City.
Al-Kazemi began the meeting by noting that terrorism and the Kharijites of the era had proven their failure to gain a foothold as a result of the blows they received at the hands of our heroic armed forces, so they resorted to the path of meanness and defeat by targeting innocents at random, as the cowards have always condemned.
Al-Kazemi said: I offer my condolences to our sons, our brothers and our people in Sadr City, and let the families of the martyrs know that retribution will pursue terrorism in every hole and every hiding place, and the terrorists will not be safe on Iraqi soil.
He also showed that the criminals, with their desperate attempts, wanted to create chaos. After detonating the electric power transmission towers, they went to indiscriminate killing and bombing among the safe people.
Al-Kazemi directed that any commander or officer proven to have failed to perform his duty be held accountable, investigated and referred to the competent court, while stressing on our security forces to remain the eye that never sleeps for the security and safety of Iraqis, and to mobilize intelligence work with all its energies, and with precise preemptive strikes, in order to That terrorism does not remain a haven or incubator anywhere.
 
The Prime Minister also directed the redistribution of holding cutters for the security forces in the capital, Baghdad, in a way that increases the readiness of our units and their ability to confront terrorist and criminal schemes.
 
He also directed to provide urgent assistance in all its forms to the families of the victims, and for the health staff to mobilize all their energies to treat the injured.
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Baghdad: morning 
Today, Monday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi confirmed that the bombing of Sadr City is proof of the brutality of terrorism, while stressing the need to make security changes.
Al-Halbousi said in his tweet: "Terrorism targets the joy of Iraqis as they receive the blessed Eid Al-Adha to prove its brutality towards our patient people."
He stressed, "the necessity of accountability and making changes to some security leaders who proved their negligence and did not provide anything in terms of responsibility over the past years."
He stressed, "not to pass these violations without real accountability."
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Baghdad: morning 
 
Today, Monday, the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi, called on the security leaders to take a serious stand to prevent the recurrence of targeting Sadr City, warning against terrorist groups exploiting the stage the country is going through.
 Al-Kaabi said in a statement to his office, "We condemn the terrorist attack that targeted innocent civilians in the Al-Waheilat market in Sadr City, which resulted in a number of martyrs and wounded."
He added, "We must be careful and pay attention to the plans that the terrorist gangs have recently started implementing in terms of the timing of the attacks and their exploitation of the times and places where the largest number of innocent women, children and the elderly are present, in order for the pain to be greater and deeper."
And he continued, "The repeated targeting of the honorable Sadr City and some other areas of Baghdad by the gangs of ignorance and misguidance is a clear proof of the inability of these gangs, and evidence of their infidelity and bloodshed, and at the same time we are surprised by their lack of security and allowing the recurrence of these attacks," addressing "the leaders." Supreme Security "Doesn't Sadr City... the city of sacrifices, pride, heroism, honour, and chivalry deserve a serious stand to prevent the recurrence of targeting its innocents and popular markets!!?"
Al-Kaabi also warned, "the leaders of the security and intelligence services against exploiting the stage the country is going through by terrorist groups and those who implement agendas that do not want Iraq's stability and goodness, by intensifying their attacks and choosing sensitive areas that inflame public opinion and stir up strife, God forbid," expressing "sincerely." His condolences to the families of the martyrs, asking the Almighty God to bless the martyrs of Iraq with the vastness of his mercy, and to grant the wounded a speedy recovery.
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Today, Monday, the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed that the bombing of Sadr City is a heinous crime and cruelty that is unparalleled, while stressing the uprooting of hateful terrorism.
Saleh said in a tweet to him, "In a heinous crime and cruelty that is unparalleled, they target our civilians in Sadr City on the eve of Eid. They do not accept the people to rest for a moment with security and joy."
He added, "We will not be calm unless we uproot the hateful and cowardly terrorism, and it is certain that the will of the Iraqis is beyond their criminality and humiliation."
He concluded his tweet by saying: "Mercy is for the martyrs, and healing is for the wounded."
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Revealing important information about the bombing of Sadr City and the number of martyrs and wounded
  
{Umniah: Al Furat News} The Tactical Experts Cell, which is concerned with security and military affairs in Iraq, revealed important information about the bombing that targeted a popular market in Sadr City, east of the capital, Baghdad, on Monday evening.
 

The cell stated in a post on its Facebook page that "the explosion occurred as a result of a criminal suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt and (unconfirmed information about his being a woman). The suicide bomber's head and traces of his explosive belt were found."
She added, "The number of martyrs reached 28 martyrs and 35 wounded."
She pointed out, "The explosion indicates a clear security failure recorded in this incident as a result of the existence of a secret intelligence cable available to the security forces since yesterday warning of the intention of terrorist gangs to launch attacks targeting the areas {Al-Kadhimiya - Sadr City - Al-Shula - Al-Shaab} after preparing the suicide bombers in In Tarmiyah district, however, appropriate measures were not taken to prevent this breach from occurring.

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In the context of careful follow-up of the details of the criminal incident that took place in Sadr City, east of the capital, Baghdad, which claimed the lives of a number of innocent innocents, and following the initial information announced by the Security Media Cell regarding the terrorist bombing, the cell would like to show that, after completing the technical reports of explosives experts and forensic evidence and conducting the examinations The technical scene of the crime that the bombing was caused by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt, which led to the death of 30 citizens and the injury of more than 50 others.
For its part, the intelligence services began collecting accurate information to follow up on the criminal terrorist elements that carried out this terrorist act, to bring them to justice, so that they may receive their punishment after they committed this brutal attack.

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In response to the criminal bombings, a deputy calls for the execution of terrorists languishing in prisons

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Baghdad - Mawazine News
The representative of the Sadiqoun bloc, Hassan Salem, demanded, on Tuesday, the government to execute the terrorists languishing in prisons, in response to the criminal bombings that took place in Sadr City.
Salem said in a tweet to him on the Twitter platform, which was reviewed by Mawazine News, that "we still reiterate the demand for the execution of terrorists in prison, who cost the state budget huge sums."
He added, "We want to carry out the execution urgently as a response to the criminal operations that took place in Sadr City, in retaliation for the martyrs and their bereaved families, in conjunction with the availability of information about a plan to storm prisons and expel them." Ended 29/A 4

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Putin offers condolences to Saleh: We are ready to strengthen cooperation with Iraq in the fight against terrorism
  
{International: Al Furat News} Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Iraqi President Barham Salih for the casualties in the terrorist attack that targeted Baghdad on Monday.

And in a telegram of condolence addressed by Putin to Saleh, the text of which was published on his Kremlin website today, Monday, said: "Dear Honorable President, please accept our deepest condolences for the tragic consequences of the terrorist attack in Baghdad. The killing of dozens of civilians, including women and children, on the eve of the blessed Eid al-Adha is shocking, cruel and contemptuous." ".

"We strongly condemn this heinous crime and hope that its organizers and perpetrators will receive the punishment they deserve," he added.

Putin reiterated Russia's readiness to strengthen cooperation with Iraq "in the fight against all manifestations of terrorism."

He asked the Iraqi president to convey his sincere sympathy, sympathy and support to the families and families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery to all the wounded.

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The US Embassy strongly condemns the criminal bombing in Sadr City
  
{Local: Al-Furat News} The US embassy in Iraq condemned today, Tuesday, the cowardly terrorist bombing in Al-Waheilat Market in Al-Sadr City in the capital, Baghdad.

The embassy stated in a statement that {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, that "the United States of America expresses its deep sadness over the horrific attack that took place yesterday in Baghdad, and we strongly condemn everything that spoils the atmosphere of the blessed Eid al-Adha with this cowardly terrorist act."

She added: "Our heartfelt condolences to the victims, and we pray for peace to their families, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured." 

"We will continue to support our Iraqi partners as they seek to build a stable and peaceful future, and the lasting defeat of ISIS," she added.

Hazem 

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Baghdad suicide bombing: dozens killed, scores injured in blast at packed Iraq market

 

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Sadr City neighbourhood

 

Reuters
Tue 20 Jul 2021 01.07 BST
 
 
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You are right WheresmyRV...they kill innocent Shiaa people but call themselves Muslims. If al-Khedimi doesn't see this as an act of war, distance Iraq from Iran and use his international support there will be no RV. No Country is going to seriously invest in Iraq with suicide bombings going on. I am to the point where I am about to give up. This has been going on for to damn long and innocent people die every time!! What a cowardly act!! What a waste of resources and wealth!! Every Iraqi Minister that is loyal to Iran needs to be taken outside and executed just like Sadaam did when he was in office. They are the ones responsible for this!! SMH!! They are sending a message to Al-khademi because he is coming to the US on 7.28.2021. We are no where close to a RV with this going on.

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same iraq ive always known unstable in all its ways W / no security , might as well be renamed east iran , but hey many major us cities are riddled with rampant violence and crime too ... broken world 

.... meanwhile back at the ranch

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Iraq market suicide bombing claimed by IS kills nearly 30 on eve of Eid holiday

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 19. Reuters-Yonhap
Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 19. Reuters-Yonhap

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility early Tuesday for a suicide bombing that ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital ahead of Eid holiday celebrations, killing nearly 30 people, according to medical sources. 

In a message posted to its Telegram channel, the militant group said a suicide bomber named Abu Hamza al-Iraqi detonated his explosive belt in the middle of a crowd in Sadr City, an eastern Baghdad suburb on Monday night, killing more than 30 and wounding 35 others.

In one of the worst attacks in Baghdad in recent years, body parts of victims lay scattered across the previously bustling market that had been crowded with shoppers buying food ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha, according to an AFP photographer.

Some 50 people were also wounded in the blast, medics said.

Iraqi President Barham Salih called the bombing in the densely populated majority-Shiite suburb of Sadr City a "heinous crime" and offered his condolences.

"They are targeting our civilians in Sadr City on the eve of Eid," Salih said in a message on Twitter. "They do not allow people to rejoice, even for a moment."

Eight women and seven children were among the dead, according to a medical sources, who said the toll lay between 28 and 30 killed.

In an early Tuesday statement, children's agency UNICEF confirmed that children were killed and injured in the attack.

"This horrific attack right before Eid Al-Adha is a terrible reminder of the violence Iraqi children continue to face," it said.

 
People pick up debris at the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 19. Reuters-Yonhap
People pick up debris at the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 19. Reuters-Yonhap

Screaming in terror

Video footage shared on social media after the blast showed bloodied victims and people screaming in terror. The blast was so strong it ripped the roofs off some market stalls.

"A terror attack using a locally made IED (improvised explosive device) in Woheilat Market in Sadr City, in east Baghdad, left several victims dead and others injured," Iraq's interior ministry said in a statement.

Refrigerators full of water bottles were drenched with blood, and shoes were strewn on the ground alongside fruit, AFP journalists said.

Baghdad Operations Command, a joint military and interior ministry security body, said it had launched an investigation into the blast, and police and forensic teams late Monday were searching through the smoking wreckage for clues.

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi convened an emergency meeting with his heads of military and security agencies.

In January, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a rare twin suicide bombing that killed 32 people ― also at a crowded market in Baghdad.

That blast was the city's deadliest attack in three years.

Such violence was commonplace in Baghdad during the sectarian bloodletting that followed the U.S.-led invasion of 2003, and later on as IS swept across much of Iraq and also targeted the capital.

But after years of deadly violence, militant attacks have become relatively rare in the capital Baghdad.

 
People light candles at the site of a bombing in Wahailat market in Sadr City, Iraq, July 19. AP-Yonhap
People light candles at the site of a bombing in Wahailat market in Sadr City, Iraq, July 19. AP-Yonhap

'Impossible to celebrate'

Monday's bloody attack sparked a furious response from Iraqis on social media.

"Terrorism and the government's failure keep on stealing our lives," tweeted Alaa Sattar, a youth activist. "The authorities have nothing but condolences to dole out and empty investigative committees."

Another Twitter user wrote "every Eid, there's a tragedy in Baghdad. It's impossible to celebrate like the rest of humanity".

Iraq declared IS defeated at the end of 2017 after a fierce three-year campaign. 

Yet the group's sleeper cells have continued to operate in desert and mountain areas, typically targeting security forces or state infrastructure with low casualty attacks.

The U.S.-led coalition that had been supporting Iraq's campaign against IS has significantly drawn down its troop levels over the past year, citing the increased capabilities of Iraqi forces. 

The United States, which provides the bulk of the force, has 2,500 troops left in Iraq ― down from 5,200 a year ago. 

They are mainly in charge of training, providing drone surveillance and carrying out air strikes while Iraqi security forces handle security in urban areas.

Sadr City, where Monday's bomb blast took place, is named after revered Shiite cleric Mohammed al-Sadr.

His son, Moqtada Sadr ― a firebrand cleric with millions of followers and in command of paramilitary groups ― is a crucial player in Iraqi politics who has often protested against the influence of both the United States and Iran.

The boycott by Sadr of upcoming elections slated for October is a blow to Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, who had called the early vote in response to demands by pro-democracy activists. (AFP)
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The Prime Minister of Iraq after al-Sadr's bombing: The will to live free will triumph over terrorism
Mustafa Al-Kazemi
 
 
 Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi said that the will for a free and dignified life has triumphed, and will triumph at all times over terrorism and corruption.
 
Al-Kazemi added - in a tweet to him on "Twitter" reported by the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) - that the great Iraqi people are a people of life, construction, reform and hope, no matter how greedy try to steal their joys, asking God Almighty to forgive the victims of Iraq, congratulating the Iraqi people on the blessed Eid al-Adha.

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced the final toll of the victims of the terrorist bombing that targeted Sadr City, which killed 30 Iraqis and wounded 50 others.

The cell said in a statement reported by (Alsumaria News), that "in the context of careful follow-up of the details of the criminal incident that took place in Sadr City, east of the capital, Baghdad, yesterday, and a number of innocent innocents were killed, and later to the initial information announced by the Security Media Cell regarding the terrorist bombing." The cell would like to show that after completing the technical reports of explosives and forensic experts and conducting technical examinations of the crime scene, the explosion was caused by a suicide terrorist wearing an explosive belt, which led to the death of 30 citizens and the injury of 50 others.

The cell added, "For its part, the intelligence services have begun collecting accurate information to follow up on the criminal terrorist elements who committed this terrorist act to bring them to justice, so that they may receive their punishment after they committed this brutal attack."

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On 7/21/2021 at 12:50 AM, yota691 said:
The Prime Minister of Iraq after al-Sadr's bombing: The will to live free will triumph over terrorism
Mustafa Al-Kazemi
 
 
 Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi said that the will for a free and dignified life has triumphed, and will triumph at all times over terrorism and corruption.
 
Al-Kazemi added - in a tweet to him on "Twitter" reported by the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) - that the great Iraqi people are a people of life, construction, reform and hope, no matter how greedy try to steal their joys, asking God Almighty to forgive the victims of Iraq, congratulating the Iraqi people on the blessed Eid al-Adha.

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced the final toll of the victims of the terrorist bombing that targeted Sadr City, which killed 30 Iraqis and wounded 50 others.

The cell said in a statement reported by (Alsumaria News), that "in the context of careful follow-up of the details of the criminal incident that took place in Sadr City, east of the capital, Baghdad, yesterday, and a number of innocent innocents were killed, and later to the initial information announced by the Security Media Cell regarding the terrorist bombing." The cell would like to show that after completing the technical reports of explosives and forensic experts and conducting technical examinations of the crime scene, the explosion was caused by a suicide terrorist wearing an explosive belt, which led to the death of 30 citizens and the injury of 50 others.

The cell added, "For its part, the intelligence services have begun collecting accurate information to follow up on the criminal terrorist elements who committed this terrorist act to bring them to justice, so that they may receive their punishment after they committed this brutal attack."

I really hope Kazemi gets the vote to be PM again.  Really dont want another Mahdi in there or someone like potato head.

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10 minutes ago, WheresmyRV? said:

I really hope Kazemi gets the vote to be PM again.  Really dont want another Mahdi in there or someone like potato head.

If i say if the kazemi win the election and become a new PM again for the second term, can kazemi or the cbi ( or whoever in charge of rv ) make the rv happen and help to speed it up during his second term? 

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