A car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad on May 11, 2016, killing at least 68 people and wounding dozens in an attack that was swiftly claimed by the extremist Islamic State group.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in Iraq’s Sadr City, a Shiite area north of Baghdad, on May 11, 2016.
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Iraqis gather to look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.
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Iraqis look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.
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An Iraqi woman cries as she looks at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.
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Iraqis asses the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.
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A bulldozer clears the wreckage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.
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Iraqis look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.
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A member of the Iraqi security forces looks at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.
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