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At least 31 dead in Baghdad market attack

Published: Jul 20, 2021

BAGHDAD - At least 31 Iraqis were killed in Baghdad on Monday, local officials said, when an explosion ripped through a market filled with families doing their shopping ahead of the Islamic Eid al-Adha celebration.

Rare twin suicide bombings rock Baghdad market, killing dozens

Published: Jan 22, 2021

BAGHDAD - Rare twin suicide bombings struck a market Thursday in central Baghdad, killing at least 32 people and injuring 110 more, according to Iraq's Health Ministry.

Baghdad soars to 125 degrees, its highest recorded temperature

Published: Jul 30, 2020

An extreme heat wave is bringing record high temperatures to the Middle East.

US orders non-emergency embassy staff to leave Baghdad, Arbil

Published: May 15, 2019

Washington - The US on Wednesday ordered all non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Arbil, as tensions mount between the United States and Iraq's neighbor Iran, prompting Kremlin concern.

Central Baghdad blasts kill at least 18: police

Published: Dec 31, 2016

Two bombs exploded in a busy market area in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens, Iraqi police said.

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