Bab al-Sharqi is located on the east bank of the Tigris River, near the Jumhuriya Bridge. It is directly across the river from the Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Information and the Green Zone.
Only three months after the devastating attack, Senator Lindsey Graham complained that the media was not giving the American people "the full picture of what's going on here." Though he mostly stayed within the heavily secured Green Zone, and traveled outside the Green Zone only with a heavily armed military escort, he unabashedly told reporters of the "signs of success" he witnessed on his visit to Bab al-Sharqi:[3]
We went to the market and were just really warmly welcomed. I bought five rugs for five bucks. And people were engaging, and just a few weeks ago, hundreds of people, dozens of people were killed in this same place.
—Lindsey Graham
30 January 2015 Bombings
On 30 January 2015, two bombs exploded in the Bab al-Sharqi district of Baghdad, killing at least 19 people and wounding 28 others. The attack was part of ongoing violence in the city, with insurgent groups frequently targeting areas such as this.[1]
21 January 2021 Twin Suicide Bombings
On 21 January 2021, twin suicide bombings struck a crowded market in Baghdad's Bab Al-Sharqi district. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 32 people and left over 100 others wounded. It was one of the deadliest incidents in Baghdad in recent years, occurring amid a period of relative calm. No group immediately claimed responsibility, but officials suspected it was the work of extremist militants.
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