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Iraq violence: Blasts in Baghdad kill dozens Iraq violence: Blasts in Baghdad kill dozens
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Four bomb blasts in Baghdad have killed more than 60 people, medics say, the latest in a series of attacks in the Iraqi capital in the past week. Four bomb blasts in Baghdad have killed more than 60 people, medics say, in the latest in a series of attacks in the Iraqi capital in the past week.
The first and deadliest attack hit an outdoor market in the northern, mainly Shia Muslim area of Shaab. Three of the bombings targeted mainly Shia Muslim districts, while another hit a mixed Shia-Sunni area.
Two other bombs went off in the neighbouring predominantly Shia district of Sadr City, and another among shoppers in Rashid, to the south. So-called Islamic State (IS) has so far said it carried out one of the attacks.
The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) said it carried out the Shaab attack. The Sunni jihadist group, which controls large swathes of northern and western Iraq, has frequently targeted Shia, whom it considers apostates.
More than 100 civilians altogether were injured in the attacks, medics said. Medics said more than 100 civilians altogether were injured in Tuesday's bombings, which hit three markets and a restaurant.
IS, which controls large swathes of northern and western Iraq, has frequently targeted Shia, whom it considers apostates. The first and deadliest attack hit an outdoor market in the northern, predominantly Shia area of Shaab, killing at least 28 people.
In Shaab, a roadside bomb first exploded outside the concrete walls surrounding an open-air market. A roadside bomb first exploded outside the concrete walls surrounding the area. A suicide bomber then targeted those who were helping the victims, a police officer said.
A suicide bomber then targeted those who were helping the victims of the previous explosion, a police officer said. Authorities first said a female bomber was behind the attack, but IS identified the bomber as a man, saying he targeted a gathering of Shia militiamen.
Authorities first said a female bomber was behind the attack, but IS identified the bomber as a man.
At least 28 people were killed there.
Shortly afterwards, a bomb struck a fruit-and-vegetable market in the mixed Shia-Sunni neighbourhood of Dora, in Rashid, killing at least five people.
Later, 21 people were killed by a car bomb in a crowded outdoor market in Sadr City. A separate bomb attack, in a restaurant, killed nine others.
No group has claimed responsibility for the last three attacks, but experts say they all carry the hallmarks of IS.
The militants were also behind three car bombings in Baghdad on Friday, which left 93 people dead, and an assault on a natural gas plant north of the city on Sunday that left at least 14 people dead.
A shift in strategy? By Jim Muir, BBC News, BaghdadA shift in strategy? By Jim Muir, BBC News, Baghdad
For the second time in less than a week, bombers struck in several parts of the capital in swift succession.
Iraqi officials and the Western coalition fighting IS believe the militants are turning increasingly to bombs in civilian areas, because they are losing ground on the battlefield.Iraqi officials and the Western coalition fighting IS believe the militants are turning increasingly to bombs in civilian areas, because they are losing ground on the battlefield.
In the latest campaign to push them back, Iraqi government troops with allied militias and coalition air support say they are pressing in on Rutba, a town in the far west of the country which was captured by IS two years ago.In the latest campaign to push them back, Iraqi government troops with allied militias and coalition air support say they are pressing in on Rutba, a town in the far west of the country which was captured by IS two years ago.
But the militants are still hitting back. But the militants are still hitting back. On Sunday they carried out an attack on a natural gas bottling plant just to the north of Baghdad, starting a battle that lasted several hours.
On Sunday they carried out an attack on a natural gas bottling plant just to the north of Baghdad, starting a battle that lasted several hours. Shortly afterwards, a bomb struck a fruit-and-vegetable market in the mixed Shia-Sunni neighbourhood of Dora, in Rashid, to the south, killing at least five people.
Later, 21 people were killed by a car bomb in a crowded outdoor market in Sadr City, a mainly Shia district in eastern Baghdad.
A separate attack there, by a suicide bomber who targeted a restaurant, killed nine others.
No group has claimed responsibility for the last three attacks, but experts say they all carry the hallmarks of IS.
The group was also behind three car bombings in Baghdad on Friday that left 93 people dead, and an assault on a natural gas plant north of the city on Sunday that killed 14 people.
The attacks 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 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.
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