Back-to-back bombings on Feb. 28, also in Sadr City, killed 73 people. The sprawling slum of Sadr City is home to 2.5 million people — almost half of Baghdad’s population of about 6 million. BAGHDAD—In the deadliest violence in Baghdad this year, three car bombs claimed by Daesh killed 93 people across the Iraqi capital Wednesday, demonstrating the extremists’ ability to mount significant attacks despite major battlefield losses. Iraqis look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital Baghdad, on Wednesday. According to the United Nations, at least 741 Iraqis were killed in April due to ongoing violence.

Source: thestar May 11, 2016 15:31 UTC