Three bombs killed 29 people across the capital on Saturday, and an attack near the southern city of Najaf on Sunday left seven policemen dead.
The two suicide bombers were wearing[1] explosive belts, said Brigadier-General Saad Maan, spokesman of the Iraqi interior ministry's Baghdad Operations Command[2].
The self-styled Islamic State terrorist group claimed the attacks in al-Sanak, a busy market in Baghdad. Baghdad has seen near-daily attacks blamed on Islamic militants since 2003. On the same day, Islamic State group fighters launched attacks on Iraqi Army barracks in the north of Baghdad.
Meanwhile, Turkish Prime Minister will visit Iraq this week to discuss fight against terrorism and future of the country.
Another vehicle bomb ripped through Zaafaraniyah neighborhood in southeastern part of Baghdad, wounding three people, while a fourth auto bomb detonated at the garage of Kendi Hospital in eastern central the capital, wounding four people, he said.
Mr Hashim blamed "the most ineffective security forces in the world" for failing to prevent the attack.
The French government is particularly concerned over the return of a large contingent of French jihadists from Syria and Iraq and Mr Hollande stressed that supporting Iraq was one of the surest ways of securing Europe.
The jihadists are vastly outnumbered in Mosul but they have had more than two years to build up their defences in the city where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed a "caliphate" in June 2014.
But the bombings, the worst in Baghdad since the beginning of the Mosul offensive, inevitably crushed the desire to celebrate.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack via its propaganda agency Amaq, saying the "martyrdom operation" had killed about 40 people.
The Iraqi Security Forces, supported by the USA and the Operation Inherent Resolve coalition, is retaking Mosul, ISIS's de facto capital in Iraq.
A resident of Karama district said Islamic State had begun forcing residents out of some areas, burning the cars of residents who refused to move.
Since the Mosul operation started October 17, Iraqi forces have seized about a quarter of the city.
The fighting in Mosul continues.
References
- ^ wearing (www.ndtv.com)
- ^ Baghdad Operations Command (www.cnn.com)
