At least 27 people were killed in a pair of suicide bombings in central Baghdad on Jan. 15. (Reuters)At least 27 people were killed in a pair of suicide bombings in central Baghdad on Jan. 15. A Health Ministry spokesman said 102 people were injured in addition to the 27 killed. The evening Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared the Islamic State defeated in early December, thousands of Iraqis poured into the streets to wave flags and celebrate. Iraqi security forces say they have already succeeded in identifying and dismantling Islamic State cells all over the country.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2018 08:26 UTC