Bomb attacks against Shiite Iranian pilgrims in Iraq kill 8 and injure 52

Two groups of Shiite Iranian pilgrims were attacked on Saturday in Baghdad by two almost simultaneously bomb explosions near the gold-domed Moussa al-Kadhim mosque in the Shiite neighborhood of Kazimiyah. Five pilgrims resting near the shrine were killed.²

And in the nearby² Shiite area of Shula, a suicide car bomber rammed into a bus carrying Shiite Iranian pilgrims and exploded^1,2 killing three.²

Fifty-two people were injured by the two attacks,² including 9 Iraqis in the Shula attack.¹

Sources: 1. AFP, 2. AP


Comment: These attacks happened on the same day as a car bomb attack on shoppers in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Baiyaa that killed 6 and injured 42.

It seems they are still not bored with it just yet.


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A car bomb attack on shoppers in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Baiyaa kills 6 and injures 42

The bomb exploded outside a shopping area around midday on Saturday.

Source: AP

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Sunni terrorists say Baghdad attacks that killed 91 was revenge for Shiite "insults" on Aisha, promises more blood and "smell of death"

 Islamic State of Iraq (ISI)¹ had claimed responsibility^1,2 for the bombings in Baghdad that left 91 dead² (or 64 according to AFP)¹, saying it was to avenge "insults"¹ on Aisha, the 9 year old child bride of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, by Kuwaiti Shiite Yasser al-Habeeb.¹ Al-Habeeb had called her "an enemy of God" in September for leading a battle in 656 AD against Ali,¹ the founder of Shiite Islam.

 The Al-Qaeda affiliated Iraqi Sunni terror group promised more attacks saying it was "beginning of the downpour, and one day out of many bloody days"³ and that "the smell of death won't leave their (Shiite) gathering where they insult".²

 They also expressed disappointment with the "Safawis' project", a reference to political dominance of the majority Shiites in Iraq, with the possible return of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shiite, for a second term.³   

 Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr however blamed the attacks, including on a Baghdad church that left scores of Christians dead, on fatwas (religious decrees) issued by "takfiris" (apostates from Islam),¹ and told them to direct the anger at their American and Israeli enemies instead.¹

Sources: 1. AFP, 2. AP, 3. Reuters 

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