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The April 2010 Baghdad bombings were a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraq that killed at least 85 people over two days. Hundreds more were seriously wounded.
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In January 2011, a series of insurgent shooting and bombing attacks were launched throughout Iraq.
From 15 to 21 May 2013, a series of deadly bombings and shootings struck the central and northern parts of Iraq, with a few incidents occurring in towns in the south and far west as well. The attacks killed at least 449 people and left 732 others injured in one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in years.
Shia Muslims have been persecuted by the Islamic State (IS), an Islamic extremist group, since 2014. Persecutions have taken place in Iraq, Syria, and other parts of the world.
In early 2016 there was a series of bombings in the mainly Shi'ite town of Sayyidah Zaynab and attributed to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
In May 2016, the Islamic State conducted a series of bombing attacks in and around Shia neighbourhoods in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, killing and wounding hundreds. According to ISIL, attacks were aimed at Shia fighters.
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- ↑ "2007 Report on Terrorism" (PDF). National Counterterrorism Center. 30 April 2008. p. 45.
- ↑ "Blast kills Iraqi player". The New York Times. 20 February 2007. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ "Iraqi Player Dies of Blast Injuries". Member Association News. The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
