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Blasts In Baghdad Kill At Least 28 At A Busy Market

NPR - ‎14 hours ago‎
Updated at 6:25 p.m. ET Saturday. A pair of bombings hit a crowded market in Baghdad on Saturday morning. Security officials say the first blast went off at around 8 a.m.
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ISIS claims Baghdad suicide bombings that killed 28

CNBC - ‎11 hours ago‎
A pair of suicide bombings minutes apart hit a central Baghdad market on Saturday, killing 28 people and wounding at least 54, prompting security forces to ban traffic from key streets at the center of the Iraqi capital, police and hospital officials ...
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As bombs rock Baghdad, Abadi must translate battlefield victory

Rudaw - ‎9 hours ago‎
BAGHDAD, Iraq - 2016 has proven that ISIS has lost its conventional military capabilities. But what it also has shown is that the group is still capable of making headlines, like it did today with attacks in Baghdad despite losing ground just about ...

Blasts In Baghdad Kill At Least 24 At A Busy Market

KSMU Radio - ‎13 hours ago‎
A pair of bombings hit a crowded market in Baghdad on Saturday morning. Security officials say the first blast went off at around 8 a.m.

Central Baghdad market blasts kill dozens

gulfnews.com - ‎16 hours ago‎
Baghdad: Twin blasts ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad Saturday, police said, shattering a relative lull in attacks in the capital and marring preparations for New Year celebrations.
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Daesh Claims Responsibility for Explosions in Baghdad

Sputnik International - ‎19 hours ago‎
The Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the two massive blasts, which hit the Iraqi capital on Saturday. Baghdad was rocked by two explosions on Saturday morning. At least 28 people were killed, about 54 injured, local media reported ...

Baghdad blasts kill at least 19

Times Colonist - ‎21 hours ago‎
BAGHDAD - A pair of bomb blasts targeting a market in central Baghdad Saturday killed at least 19 people and wounded at least 45, according to police and medical officials.

VIDEO - Aftermath footage: 28 dead, 54 injured in bomb attacks in Baghdad

Irish Independent - ‎17 hours ago‎
At least 28 people were killed and 54 others injured when two bombs exploded in central Baghdad, Iraqi officials have said.

Gunmen Abduct Iraqi Journalist from Her Baghdad Home

Military.com - ‎Dec 27, 2016‎
Protesters chant slogans demanding the release of kidnapped journalist Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi, seen in posters, during a demonstration, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim). Associated Press | Dec 27, 2016 | by Sinan ...
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ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad explosion killing 28

The Week Magazine - ‎14 hours ago‎
"Great move on delay (by V. Putin) - I always knew he was very smart!" President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Friday afternoon, responding to Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that he would not immediately react to retaliatory sanctions on ...
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Afrah Shawqi: Iraqi journalist kidnapped from Baghdad home

The Guardian - ‎Dec 27, 2016‎
Afrah Shawqi: Iraqi journalist kidnapped from Baghdad home. Reporter taken by gunmen disguised as security officers, say authorities, with prime minister and Reporters Without Borders calling for release.
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Baghdad blast: 21 people dead following two 'bomb' explosions at marketplace

Daily Star - ‎21 hours ago‎
Both explosions took place in a crowded marketplace in Sinak, a neighbourbood inside the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. It is understood the second blast was triggered when people started to rescue the injured ones from the first explosion.
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Baghdad hit by deadly bombings, at least 11 dead

Aljazeera.com - ‎Dec 25, 2016‎
Separate bombings in and around Baghdad have killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 34 others, according to Iraqi officials.

Iraqi Police and Medical Officials: 2 Bombs Strike Central Baghdad Market, Killing at Least 21 and Wounding 44

ABC News - ‎22 hours ago‎
Iraqi Police and Medical Officials: 2 Bombs Strike Central Baghdad Market, Killing at Least 21 and Wounding 44. By The Associated Press.

Monument erected in Baghdad in honor of Feyli Kurds

Rudaw - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A monument honoring Feyli Kurds massacred and disappeared in Iraq was unveiled on Friday in Baghdad after ten years of concerted efforts to gain approval for the monument from the central government.
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A decade later, Saddam 'lives on' in Baghdad shop

Raw Story - ‎Dec 29, 2016‎
Baghdad shopkeeper Anwar offers Saddam Hussein photos, coins and postage stamps that keep the ousted president alive 10 years after his execution and cater to customers nostalgic for his rule.
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Fearful Christmas in Baghdad after attacks on Christians

Globalnews.ca - ‎Dec 25, 2016‎
Christians in Baghdad celebrated Christmas on Sunday in a heightened state of fear after deadly attacks on Christian-owned shops that sell alcohol.

19 dead as twin bombs rip through Baghdad market

onmanorama - ‎19 hours ago‎
Baghdad: At least 19 persons were killed and 45 injured when two roadside bombs exploded at a busy market in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad on Saturday, a source said. A bomb detonated in the crowded car spare parts market in Sinak area while ...

Central Baghdad blasts kill at least 18: police

Peninsula On-line - ‎22 hours ago‎
Baghdad: Two bombs exploded in a busy market area in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens, Iraqi police said.

Baghdad blasts kill 25 as Mosul fighting intensifies

Channel NewsAsia - ‎18 hours ago‎
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq: Three bombs killed 29 people in Baghdad on Saturday as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul, where Iraqi government forces are trying to rout Islamic State militants from their last major stronghold in the country ...
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