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Iraqi security forces and civilians gather at the site after a car bomb hit Karrada, a busy shopping district in the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. Dozens of people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in two separate bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Sunday morning, Iraqi officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Abadi Sacks Top Baghdad Security Officials

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 9, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad–Only one day after accepting the resignation of Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi sacked a number of high-ranking officials responsible for security in Baghdad, including the head of the Baghdad Operations...

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Interior Minister Mohammed al-Ghabban has handed authority over to his deputy ,Reuters

Minister Mohammed Ghabban Steps Down after Karradah Blasts, Baghdad

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 5, 2016 | Middle East

A few days after the deadliest of many car bombings in Baghdad since the 2003, Iraq’s interior minister submitted his official resignation on Tuesday and said that a deputy would take over his responsibilities. Mohammed Ghabban made the announcement at a media...

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People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Iraqis at Karrada: Security Checkpoints Are Stupid and Our Government is a Failure

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad–Iraqi government has declared three days of national mourning after a huge bomb in Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad killed 165 people and injured 225 others last Sunday. The terrorist attack is considered one of the deadliest to target Iraq and happened one...

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People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

ISIS Retaliates for Losing Fallujah by Killing over 200 Civilians in Baghdad

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 4, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Following terrorist blasts in packed Karrada neighborhood on Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi pledged to avenge the terrorist groups. Meanwhile, Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee challenged Abadi to set a firm plan to maintain...