Victory over Terrorists Close, Saysal-Abadi

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vowed Sunday that his administration will punish the perpetrators of the twin bombings in the capital, Baghdad, saying that victory over Takfiri terrorists is close.

During the early hours of Sunday, a bomb planted on a truck went off at a busy commercial street in the neighborhood of Karradah, leaving at least 125 people dead and at least 147 others wounded.

The Karradah blast was followed by a second attack that was carried out at an outdoor market in the Shaab neighborhood in southeastern Baghdad, killing one person and injuring five more.

In a message posted on Twitter, the DaeshTakfiri terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombings.

The Iraqi premier, who visited the site of the blast in Karradah, said the Daesh terrorists have desperately resorted to bomb attacks targeting civilians in the wake of their recent heavy defeats at the hands of the Iraqi army and volunteer fighters in the battlefront.

Abadi also declared a three-day national mourning across Iraq, beginning on Sunday, for those died in Daesh bomb attacks.

On June 18, Iraqi forces launched an offensive against Daesh to retake the southern part of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, and the town of Qayyarah, one day after the forces fully liberated the strategic city of Fallujah. Daesh proclaimed Mosul as its headquarters in Iraq when it overtook the city in 2014.

Meanwhile, Iraqi President Fouad Masum called on the security service to take urgent measures to eliminate the “dormant terrorist cells” in the capital and bring the perpetrators of the Sunday carnage to justice. He said Daesh carried out the bomb attacks “to avenge the defeat” in Fallujah.

Tehran condemns the Baghdad bombings

Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the bloodshed in Baghdad and offered condolences to the Iraqi government and nation. The ministry also reiterated Iran’s support for Iraq, saying the Islamic Republic will stand by its neighbor “until the complete defeat of terrorists.”

According to new UN figures, acts of terror in Iraq left a total of 662 people dead and 1,457 others injured in June. In Baghdad, which was among the hardest-hit areas, over 230 civilians were killed and more than 740 others were wounded.

Iran vows to stand by Iraq in fight against terrorists

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has denounced the latest deadly bombings in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, saying the Islamic Republic will support Iraq in its fight against terrorists until their final defeat.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran will stand by the Iraqi government and nation until the complete defeat of terrorists,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Sunday.

At least 91 people were killed and some 205 others injured in two bombings in a neighborhood in Baghdad early on Sunday, Iraqi security and health officials said.

They added that 86 people were killed and at least 200 others wounded when a car bomb went off at a busy commercial street in Baghdad’s neighborhood of Karradah.

The second explosion occurred at an outdoor market in the Shaab neighborhood of southeastern Baghdad, leaving five dead and wounding five others.

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