Triple Baghdad Blasts Claim at Least 22 Martyrs

Local Editor

Three bombings within an hour rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad as people filled the streets, distributing sweets for the Muslim feast, leaving at least 22 martyred on Monday.

Following an all-too-familiar routine, the bombs hit when the streets of the Arab world's second largest capital were at their busiest, between 6:00 and 8:00 pm.

The attacks, at least two of which were carried out with suicide car bombs, occurred in or on the edge of the frequently targeted districts of Kadhimiyah and Sadr City, police said.

A suicide car bomb blew up against a security checkpoint on Aden square, at the entrance of the northwestern neighborhood of Kadhimiyah, martyring 11 and wounding 31, a senior Baghdad police officer told AFP.

Another bomb in the popular Mredi market in the sprawling northern neighborhood of Sadr City martyred five and wounded at least 24 people, the same source said.

In Habibiyah, on the southern edge of Sadr City, another suicide car bomb attack claimed at least six lives-- three policemen and three civilians -- in an area home to scores of car dealerships.

While the bloodshed has been mainly on the frontlines where federal, Kurdish and allied forces are battling the so-called "Daesh" [ISIL] extremist group, blasts and executions in Baghdad continue to take a heavy toll.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team