2018 Baghdad bombings

January 2018 Baghdad bombings
January 2018 Baghdad bombings
Part of Iraqi Civil War
	Baghdad Baghdad (Iraq)
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Date	15 January 2018
Target	Civilians
Attack type	Suicide bombings
Deaths	38
Injured	105
Perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (suspected)

On January 15, 2018 two suicide bombings took place at al-Tayaran Square of Baghdad, killing 38 people and injuring more than 105 others.^[1] The attackers struck during rush hour in the city’s Tayran Square, which is usually crowded by laborers seeking work. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but it bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group, which has claimed many such attacks in the past.^[2]

References

^ "Twin suicide bombings kill 38 in Baghdad, wound over 100". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2018-01-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ "Deadly Double Suicide Bombing in Baghdad". Time. Retrieved 2018-01-15.

[1] "Twin suicide bombings kill 38 in Baghdad, wound over 100". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2018-01-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[2] "Deadly Double Suicide Bombing in Baghdad". Time. Retrieved 2018-01-15.

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