Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) targeted Shi’ites in Baghdad on May 11 as a car bomb killed at least 66 people and wounded 87 more. The bomb was set off in a crowded outdoor market of Baghdad’s majority-Shi’ite eastern district of Sadr City, police officials said. Karim Salih, a 45-year […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has established an operational presence on the outskirts of Iraq’s capital. Security sources said ISIL has been quietly moving cells near Shi’ite neighborhoods of Baghdad. They said ISIL suicide bombers were directed to conduct mass-casualty attacks on mosques, schools and markets in an […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq, in wake of the withdrawal of the U.S. military, has reported an extensive insurgency presence. The Interior Ministry has determined that nearly 60 insurgency cells were operating throughout Iraq. The ministry said many of the cells were linked to Al Qaida and conducted mass-casualty bombings over the last six […]