20120531-444 cip recent bombings in baghdad

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Title: Recent Bombings in BaghdadAnalyst: ABRef#: 20120531-444 CIPICOD: 20120531Country / Topic: Iraq / Baghdads Bombings

Analyst Comment:Iraqi and foreign Media outlets recently reported that a spate of bombings took place in the Iraqi capitalBaghdad resulting in killing and injuring 22 citizens.

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31 May 2012AINCasualties of Northern Baghdad Explosion RiseThe casualties of the explosion took place in Shula area of northern Baghdad on Thursday morning rise to22 deaths and injuries. Security source stated to AIN "Four persons were killed and 18 injured due to theexplosion." Earlier, a car bomb exploded in Shula area of northern Baghdad on Thursday.

31 May 2012Irish TimesIraq Bombs Leave at Least 12 DeadTwelve people have been killed in a series of bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Another 29 peoplewere injured as a crowded restaurant, a police patrol and several other targets were hit. Violence has fallenin Iraq since a wave of sectarian bloodshed in 2006 and 2007, but insurgents carry out frequent attacks onsecurity forces and civilians in an attempt to undermine the Shiite-led government. In north-west Baghdad,a parked car exploded outside a crowded restaurant in the Shia neighbourhood of Shula, killing eightpeople and wounding 13, police said. Elsewhere, a parked car blew up near the home of an adviser toPrime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, killing a civilian and wounding four people. Earlier, explosions hit twoadjacent homes of policemen in a Sunni neighbourhood, killing two and wounding nine people, among themthree children. One of the policemen was killed and one was wounded. A fifth attack targeted a police patrolin Baghdad, killing a policeman and wounding three officers. Although the level of violence has dropped offsharply in recent years, deadly bombings are still common. On April 19th, bombs blew up in 10 Iraqi cities,killing 30 people. Some argue that the ongoing political impasse has opened the door to violence. The unitygovernment headed by Mr. al-Maliki, a Shia Muslim, has been largely paralysed since the withdrawal of UStroops from Iraq late last year. There is mounting criticism of Mr. al-Maliki within the ruling coalition, amid

complaints that he is shutting out Iraqs two main minorities Kurds and Sunni Muslims in decision-making.

31 May 2012Al-ArabiyaSpate of Baghdad Bombings Kills at Least 16, Wounds Several in Latest Violence

A spate of bombings in Baghdad on Thursday killed at least 16 people and wounded several more, securityand medical officials said. The deadliest attack took place in the north Baghdad neighborhood of Shuala,

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where a car bomb killed at least four people and wounded 14 others, an interior ministry official and a medicsaid. Separate bombings also struck al-Amriyah, Ghazaliyah and Yarmuk in west Baghdad, and Dora in thesouth of the capital, all between 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and 9:00 a.m., AFP reported. An interior ministryofficial, speaking on condition of anonymity, put the overall toll at 16 killed and 37 wounded, while a medicalofficial said seven people were killed and 14 wounded. Differing tolls are common in the chaotic aftermathof attacks in Iraq. Violence in Iraq has declined dramatically since its peak in 2006 and 2007, but attacksremain common, especially in Baghdad. A total of 126 Iraqis were killed in violence in April, according toofficial figures. Last week, attacks north of Baghdad killed four people, including three soldiers who died in abombing, security and medical officials said. Among the violence, a roadside bomb against an Iraqi armypatrol in the town of Badush, just outside the main northern city of Mosul, killed three soldiers, police FirstLieutenant Salam al-Juburi said. Another bomb attack and a shooting in the town of Abu Saidah, in restive

central Diyala province, left one laborer dead and five people, including a soldier, wounded. In the shooting,gunmen opened fire on a truck carrying workers, killing one and wounding four others, according to a policemajor and Ahmed Ibrahim, a doctor at the main hospital in the provincial capital Diyala. A separate roadsidebomb exploded close to a passing Iraqi army patrol, leaving one soldier wounded, the major and a medicsaid. Two more roadside bombs near the home of a Kurdish family in Jalawla, also in Diyala, left two youngmen wounded, they said.

31 May 2012AIN6th Explosion Takes Place in Northern BaghdadThe explosions series hitting Baghdad on Thursday morning continued where the 6th explosion took placein northern Baghdad. Citizens think that these explosions are related to the disputes among the politicalsides which use violence to accomplish their aims. These explosions take place while meetings of five blocscontinued in Kurdistan Region to topple the government of the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki. Security sourcestated to AIN "A car bomb exploded in Shula area of northern Baghdad killing a person and injuring sevenothers as initial count," noting that "A security forces hurried to the explosion vicinity and transferred theinjured to the hospital for treatment and the dead body to the morgue," the source concluded.

31 May 2012Al-JazeeraDeadly Blasts Rock Baghdad

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A series of bombings in the Iraqi capital has struck a crowded restaurant, a police patrol and the homes oftwo policemen, killing at least 13 people and wounding 36, officials say. In northwest Baghdad, a parked car







exploded outside a crowded restaurant in the Shia neighbourhood of Shula, killing ten people and wounding25 others, police officials said. A police first lieutenant said the car was driven by a suicide attacker. Naseer

Ali, owner of a grocery shop in Shula, said he was about 150 meters from the restaurant when the blastwent off. Follow in-depth coverage of the nation in flux Ali said he and other witnesses rushed to help thevictims until the ambulances arrived. "I was in my shop when I heard a powerful explosion and everybodyrushed to the explosion site," he said. "Part of the restaurant was damaged and the windows of the nearbyshops were shattered. We saw several wounded people screaming for help." Earlier on Thursday,explosions hit two adjacent homes of Baghdad policemen in the predominantly Sunni neighbourhood of

Amariyah, killing two and wounding several people, among them three children. It was not clear if the twopolicemen were among the casualties. Another bomb attack targeted a police patrol in Baghdad, killing apoliceman and wounding three officers. Violence in Iraq has declined dramatically since its peak in 2006

and 2007, but attacks remain common, especially in Baghdad. A total of 126 Iraqis were killed in violence inApril, according to official figures.

31 May 2012AIN2 More Explosions Reverberate BaghdadThe number of explosions in Baghdad province rose to four explosions since the early morning of Thursdaywhen two bombs exploded separately in two different areas of Baghdad. Security source reported to All IraqNews Agency A bomb emplaced on the roadside of Dora area of southern Baghdad, exploded targeting apolice patrol, noting that The explosion resulted in injuring four police elements. Four civilians wereinjured when a bomb exploded in Ghazaliya neighborhood of western Baghdad, the source added. Theinjuries of both explosions were transported to hospital for treatment, the source concluded.

31 May 2012AINUrgent.9 Killed Injured Western BaghdadNine persons were killed and injured due to explosion of two bombs in front of two houses in westernBaghdad on Thursday morning. Security source reported to AIN Thursday Two persons were killed andseven others were injured due to explosion of two bombs which were emplaced in front two neighboringhouses in Amiriya neighborhood of western Baghdad. Police forces cordoned off the explosion site,transporting the dead bodies to the morgue and the injuries to the hospital for treatment, the source added,noting that The police forces started investigation over the explosions.

31 May 2012

NINAA Civilian Killed and Four Others Wounded, West of Baghdad

A civilian killed and four others wounded when a car bomb exploded near the house of Jamal al-DinMuhammad adviser in the Council of Ministers, near Yarmouk hospital western Baghdad. A police sourcesaid the blast also caused damage to the advisors house that wasn't at home at the moment.

31 May 2012NINAEight People Including Four Policemen Wounded in Baghdad







Eight people including four policemen wounded in two bombs explosion occurred in two separate incidentsin Baghdad before noon today. A police source said four policemen wounded when a roadside bomb,targeting a police patrol went off in Doura area, southern Baghdad. He added four civilians were woundedwhen a roadside bomb exploded in Ghazaliya area western Baghdad.

31 May 2012NINATwo People Killed and Seven Others Wounded, West of BaghdadTwo people killed and seven others injured when a three bombs exploded simultaneously in front of twoadjacent houses west of Baghdad. A police source said that the houses are located in the locality of 636

Amiriya area west of Baghdad.

31 May 2012Kurd Press11 Killed and Injured in Baghdad Blasts11 persons were killed and injured as two car bombs detonated in front of two houses in western Baghdadon Thursday morning. Four persons have been killed and seven other havebeen wounded due to theexplosions in front of two neighboring houses in Amiriya neighborhood in western Baghdad, a securitysource said. The source added police forces have cordoned off the explosion site, transporting the dealbodies to the morgue and injured ones to the hospital for treatment. He further added that investigationsabout the attacks are under way.

31 May 2012Nahar NetBaghdad Blasts Kill 16, Shatter Relative Calm

A spate of bombings in Baghdad on Thursday killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens more,shattering a relative calm with the capital's deadliest violence in weeks. Roadside bombs and explosives-packed cars detonated across a half-dozen neighborhoods in the north, south and west of Baghdad,underlining persistent security concerns even as international energy companies met in the center of thecapital to bid on nationwide oil and gas exploration blocks. Overall, 16 people were killed and at least 56others wounded in the attacks, according to an interior ministry official and two medical sources. Thursday'sdeadliest attack took place in the north Baghdad neighborhood of Shuala, where a car bomb killed at least13 people and wounded 32 others, medical officials said. A police first lieutenant in Shuala said the car wasdriven by a suicide attacker. The explosion badly damaged nearby shops, and windows in several adjacentbuildings were shattered, an AFP journalist at the scene said. Dozens of people in the area were crying and

emergency responders were still at the scene more than an hour after the attack. One yellow taxi was beingtaken away for examination by police, with the driver's side seat and door covered in blood. An unmarkedcivilian pick-up truck left the neighborhood with a coffin loaded into its back. Security forces, who cordonedoff the scene of the attack, barred journalists from examining the area or speaking to shop owners orcivilians. Separate bombings also struck al-Amriyah, Ghazaliyah and Yarmuk in west Baghdad, and Doraand Saidiyah in the south of the capital, all Thursday morning. A series of roadside bombs in al-Amriyahkilled two people and wounded at least seven, officials said, while a car bomb near the home of an official inPrime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office killed one passerby. The latter attack in Yarmuk left the officialunharmed. Thursday's violence was the worst to hit Baghdad since April 19, when attacks in and around the







capital killed 17 and wounded 106, unrest claimed by al-Qaida's front group in Iraq. And in north Iraq onThursday, a policeman was killed in a firefight with smugglers near the Iraq-Syria border, the interiorministry said in a statement on its website. The bombings came on the same day foreign firms congregatedin central Baghdad for an auction of energy exploration blocks, a sale that had been hoped to boost Iraq'srole as a key global supplier of oil and gas, but which ended with just three of 12 blocks awarded. Violencein Iraq has declined dramatically since its peak in 2006 and 2007, but attacks remain common, especially inBaghdad. A total of 126 Iraqis were killed in violence in April, according to official figures.


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