Iraqi civilian wounded as explosive charge rocks street markets in Baghdad
Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) ‐ An Iraqi citizen was maimed Sunday in a kaboom in capital Baghdad, a security source was quoted as saying.
Speaking to Alghad Press, the source said, "A bomb placed near commercial markets in al-Taji district in northern Baghdad went off, leaving a civilian maimed."
According to the source, the injured was moved to a hospital for treatment.
"Security force rushed to the blast site and opened a probe into the attack," added the source.
No group has so far grabbed credit for the attack, but the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
(IS) Lion of Islam group, in most cases, is responsible for attacks targeting crowded areas, including markets, cafes and mosques across Iraq.
Iraq denies reports about shelling of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
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s on Iraqi-Syrian borders, which left scores of the pro-Iran fighters dead and injured.Ghaleb al-Zamali, a member of Baghdad provincial council’s security committee, told Basnews website that "reports about the shelling of the U.S. Embassy in the Green Zone, Baghdad, are inaccurate. No bombardments were reported against the the U.S. Embassy or elsewhere."
Al-Zamali accused some parties "of attempting to spread rumors for political purposes," stressing that the situation in Baghdad is stable and there is no security tension.