Suspect in Sadr City bombing arrested in Erbil
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — A man suspected of involvement in the recent deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad’s Sadr City was arrested in Erbil, the counter-terrorism directorate announced on Sunday. The Islamic State group (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The suspect, who is originally from Hawija and is residing at Hassan Sham camp, will be handed over to federal authorities, the counter-terror directorate said.
The bombing in Sadr City's al-Wahilat market on Monday killed at least 35 people and injured more than 60. The market was crowded with shoppers preparing for the Eid al-Adha holiday, which began the next day.
Iraqi authorities arrested a “terrorist network” behind the bombing that was planning other attacks in Baghdad. The suspects were arrested in Kirkuk and Anbar, according to Iraq’s Security Media Cell.
ISIS no longer holds any territory in Iraq, but the militants remain a serious security threat, carrying out attacks on civilian and military targets. Earlier in April, a deadly car bombing in Sadr City’s al-Habibiya neighborhood killed and injured 20 people and destroyed five vehicles. The militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
In the latest edition of its weekly propaganda newspaper al-Naba, released Thursday, ISIS claimed it had conducted 22 attacks across Iraq between July 16 and 22, killing and injuring 147 people.
The suspect, who is originally from Hawija and is residing at Hassan Sham camp, will be handed over to federal authorities, the counter-terror directorate said.
The bombing in Sadr City's al-Wahilat market on Monday killed at least 35 people and injured more than 60. The market was crowded with shoppers preparing for the Eid al-Adha holiday, which began the next day.
Iraqi authorities arrested a “terrorist network” behind the bombing that was planning other attacks in Baghdad. The suspects were arrested in Kirkuk and Anbar, according to Iraq’s Security Media Cell.
ISIS no longer holds any territory in Iraq, but the militants remain a serious security threat, carrying out attacks on civilian and military targets. Earlier in April, a deadly car bombing in Sadr City’s al-Habibiya neighborhood killed and injured 20 people and destroyed five vehicles. The militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
In the latest edition of its weekly propaganda newspaper al-Naba, released Thursday, ISIS claimed it had conducted 22 attacks across Iraq between July 16 and 22, killing and injuring 147 people.