The number of people killed in Sunday's suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has risen to 165, interior ministry officials say. It is believed to be the deadliest single bomb attack in Iraq since 2007. The US said on Sunday that the attack strengthened its resolve to support Iraqi forces in their fight against IS. Despite warnings that the devices were useless, the Iraqi security forces continued to use them. In a statement on the Karrada attack, the Iraqi justice ministry said (in Arabic) that a group of prisoners convicted of terrorist crimes would be put to death in the immediate future.

Source: The Star July 04, 2016 11:37 UTC