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Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, in response to a planned Quran desecration demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish foreign ministry confirms the safety of its embassy staff while the Iraqi foreign ministry condemns the incident, initiating an investigation to identify those responsible.
2023-07-20

A suicide bomber blows himself up at a market in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 35 people and wounding 50 others. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack.
2021-07-19

Thousands of Iraqis demand American forces withdraw from the country during protests in Liberation Square, Baghdad, a year after an American drone strike killed Iran's general Qasem Soleimani and Iraq's militia commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The anniversary of their deaths in Baghdad was also marked in Iran as well as by supporters in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and other Middle East countries.
2021-01-3

Two suicide bombers kill 70 people and injure more than 100 others at a crowded market in Sadr City, Iraq. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack.
2016-02-28

At least 35 people killed, 70 injured in bomb attacks in Baghdad and Anbar Province of Iraq.
2014-05-27

Attacks in Baghdad and predominantly Sunni Arab areas of northern and western Iraq kill nine people.
2014-04-4

A suicide bomber attacks a cafe in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 12 people and injuring another 38.
2014-03-20

A series of attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq kills four policemen and wounds dozens.
2013-11-16

At least three people are killed in an explosion in Baghdad, Iraq.
2010-10-27

In Baghdad, Iraq multiple suicide bombings go off during mid-day rush hour, killing 4 and injuring about 16, another strike at 7:15am hits a mini-bus heading from Sadr City into downtown Baghdad, killing 3 including a police officer, and 9 others are wounded. Also, three other bombs go off simultaneously in a business district killing 1 and injuring 7.
2010-08-15