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Iraq violence: Blasts in Baghdad kill dozens Iraq violence: Blasts in Baghdad kill dozens
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Two bomb blasts in Baghdad have killed at least 51 people, medics say, the latest in a series of attacks in the Iraqi capital in the past week. Three bomb blasts in Baghdad have killed at least 53 people, medics say, the latest in a series of attacks in the Iraqi capital in the past week.
A female suicide bomber is believed to have targeted a market in the northern, mainly Shia Muslim area of Shaab.A female suicide bomber is believed to have targeted a market in the northern, mainly Shia Muslim area of Shaab.
The other bomb went off among shoppers in the southern Rashid district. The other bombs went off at a market in the neighbouring predominantly Shia district of Sadr City and among shoppers in Rashid, to the south.
So-called Islamic State said it carried out the first attack. The jihadist group was also behind three car bombings on Friday, killing 93 people. The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) said it carried out the Shaab attack.
More than 100 people were injured in Tuesday's attacks, medics said, all of them civilians. IS militants were also behind three car bombings in Baghdad on Friday, which left killed 93 people, and an assault on a natural gas plant north of the city on Sunday that left at least 14 people dead.
The Associated Press also reported that another 14 people had been killed by a blast at market in Sadr City, a predominantly Shia area adjoining Shaab. More than 100 civilians were injured in Tuesday's attacks, medics said.
Analysts say a spate of suicide bombings carried out by IS signal a shift in strategy, after the group lost a significant amount territory to Iraqi pro-government forces, backed by US-led coalition air strikes.Analysts say a spate of suicide bombings carried out by IS signal a shift in strategy, after the group lost a significant amount territory to Iraqi pro-government forces, backed by US-led coalition air strikes.
The attacks also come with Iraq locked in a political crisis, with parliament resisting attempts to reshuffle the cabinet as part of an anti-corruption drive.The attacks also come with Iraq locked in a political crisis, with parliament resisting attempts to reshuffle the cabinet as part of an anti-corruption drive.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned the deadlock is hampering the fight against IS, which still controls large swathes of northern and western Iraq.Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned the deadlock is hampering the fight against IS, which still controls large swathes of northern and western Iraq.
Recent IS attacksRecent IS attacks
15 May 2016: Suicide attacks in Taji, north of Baghdad, kill 14 people
11 May 2016: Car bombs in Baghdad kill 93 people, including 64 in market in Shia district of Sadr City11 May 2016: Car bombs in Baghdad kill 93 people, including 64 in market in Shia district of Sadr City
1 May 2016: Two car bombs kill at least 33 people in southern city of Samawa1 May 2016: Two car bombs kill at least 33 people in southern city of Samawa
26 March 2016: Suicide attack targets football match in central city of Iskandariya, killing at least 3226 March 2016: Suicide attack targets football match in central city of Iskandariya, killing at least 32
6 March 2016: Fuel tanker blown up at checkpoint near central city of Hilla, killing 476 March 2016: Fuel tanker blown up at checkpoint near central city of Hilla, killing 47
28 February 2016: Twin suicide bomb attacks hit market in Sadr City, killing 7028 February 2016: Twin suicide bomb attacks hit market in Sadr City, killing 70