Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 37 people

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Reuters

A wave of bomb attacks around Baghdad killed 37 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, as at least seven explosions struck in or near the Iraqi capital, police and medical sources said.

In the deadliest incidents, 24 people were killed in two blasts in Jisr Diyala district, southeast of the city.
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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, which come as Iraqi security forces battle Islamic State militants who control large areas of north and west Iraq, and who have claimed many recent bombings in Baghdad.

In the western province of Anbar, Iraqi troops backed by Shi'ite militia and tribal fighters are trying to drive Islamic State fighters out of al-Baghdadi on the Euphrates River.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/02/24/uk-mideast-crisis-baghdad-idUKKBN0LS20F20150224

[randys1]

1. Thanks Bush and Cheney

[Fred Sanders]

2. Wow. The number of Muslims killed by ISIS has to be a hundred times more than any other religion.

"Christians kidnapped" makes the headlines and sets the punditry afire in America, but Muslims killed.....nary a passing mention.

Not to mention it is Muslims killing and being killed fighting ISIS on the ground.

I never understand that....does not fit the media narrative of what ISIS is I guess, nothing more than mass murderers and criminals who will kill anyone.

My deepest condolences for the long suffering Iraqi people and my deepest derision for the war criminals of America directly responsible for the never ending pain of the Iraqis.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. You know, the message of that Atlantic article was that ISIS targets other Muslims

yet you dismissed it: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6257145

[Fred Sanders]

4. There were many more "messages" in the article than just that. My point here remains undisturbed.

I appreciate time taken and the interest folks have in so many of my comments, I really do.

[quadrature]

5. the JV or the Varsity? ...nt

[Fred Sanders]

6. 61 dead......and you make jokes?

[quadrature]

7. somebodt else started the JV jokes...nt

[Fred Sanders]

8. Not over innocents getting blown away, "someone else" did not, "someone else" would not and did not.

And even if someone else did...