2018 Baghdad bombings
| January 15, 2018 Baghdad bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the ISIL insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) | |
  Baghdad Baghdad (Iraq) | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 15 January 2018 |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 38 (including 2 attackers) |
| Injured | 105+ |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
On Monday January 15, 2018, two
Islamic State (IS)
.
Attacks
On Monday January 15, 2018, two suicide bombings took place at al-Tayaran Square of Baghdad, killing 36 people and injuring more than 105 others.[1] The attackers struck during rush hour in the city's Tayran Square, which is usually crowded by laborers seeking work. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but it bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group, which has claimed many such attacks in the past.[2]
Responsibility claim
Two days later (on Wednesday January 17, 2018) the
New York Times suggested that the delay, and a number of errors in the claim, may show that the group's "media apparatus has been disrupted".[3]
According to the New York Times, which relied on a translation of the IS statement provided by derogatory manner".[3]
References
- ^ "Twin suicide bombings kill 38 in Baghdad, wound over 100". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "Deadly Double Suicide Bombing in Baghdad". Time. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-21.