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Bombs Hit Markets in Shiite Baghdad Areas, Kill at Least 36

A wave of bombings struck outdoor markets in Shiite-dominated neighborhoods of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 36 people, officials said — the latest in deadly militant attacks far from the front lines in the country's north and west where Iraqi forces are battling the Islamic State group. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, though […]

Sinan Salaheddin reports for AP:

A wave of bombings struck outdoor markets in Shiite-dominated neighborhoods of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 36 people, officials said — the latest in deadly militant attacks far from the front lines in the country's north and west where Iraqi forces are battling the Islamic State group.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, though it bore the hallmarks of the extremist IS group, which has been behind recent deadly attacks in the Iraqi capital and beyond. Since its blitz in the summer of 2014, IS has controlled significant areas in northern and western Iraq, including the country's second-largest city of Mosul.

The deadliest bombing on Tuesday took place in Baghdad's northeastern Shaab neighborhood, where at least 28 people died and 65 others were wounded.