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A car bomb explodes in a Shi'ite neighbourhood in Baghdad, killing at least 48 people. ISIL claimed responsibility for the bombing.
2017-02-16

An Australian security contractor is killed outside the Australian embassy in Baghdad. There are unconfirmed reports that he was shot.
2016-05-13

At least 64 people are killed and 87 injured in a bomb attack on a market in Sadr City, Baghdad. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) claims responsibility.
2016-05-11

Three bombings in and around Baghdad kill at least 14, including Shiite pilgrims, and injure more than 30.
2016-05-2

During a visit to Baghdad, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces that the United States will be sending more troops to the country to help in the fight against ISIL. The U.S. also plans to give Kurdish Peshmerga forces, which are fighting ISIL on the ground, more than $400m (£280m; €350m) in assistance.
2016-04-18

Multiple bombings in Baghdad targeting Iraqi Shiites kills at least 26 people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.
2015-11-13

Bombs in and around Baghdad kill at least nine people, police and medical sources say. There is no immediate claim of responsibility.
2015-11-7

At least four people are killed in a bombing attack on Baghdad.
2015-09-29

At least 21 people are killed in multiple attacks in Baghdad with more than 70 others injured.
2015-09-17

Masked men in military uniforms kidnap 16 Turkish workers in Baghdad.
2015-09-2