A car bomb blast killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 45 others in a mainly Shi'ite district in southern Baghdad on Monday, police and medical sources said.

The explosion occurred on a busy commercial street in the Amil neighborhood, the sources said. </s> A car bomb in Baghdad has killed at least 48 people and injured dozens of others, according to medics.

The explosion ripped through Iraq's capital shortly before sunset on Thursday.

The car bomb claimed the lives of at least 48 people, and reportedly wounded more than 50 others, after exploding in the southwestern al-Bayaa neighborhood.

Officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said the bombing had targeted cars agents and dealers.

According to reports the bombing has been claimed by the so-called Islamic State. </s> BAGHDAD — A car bomb in Baghdad killed at least 47 people and wounded nearly more than 60 on Thursday, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.

 

 Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan confirmed the toll from the attack, which took place in the southwestern al-Bayaa neighborhood.

 

 The Islamic State group claimed the bombing in an online statement circulated by its Aamaq news agency. The Sunni extremist group said it was targeting Shiite Muslims.

 

 Iraqi officials said the bomb targeted car dealerships in the mostly Shiite neighborhood.

 

 The extremist group has carried out near-daily attacks in Baghdad despite suffering military setbacks elsewhere in the country, including in the northern city of Mosul, where U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have been waging a major operation since October.

 

 Another four attacks in and around Baghdad on Thursday killed eight people and wounded around 30, police and medical officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.

BAGHDAD — Iraqi state TV says the death toll from the Baghdad car bomb has risen to 45. Islamic State has claimed the attack.

A car bomb has struck Baghdad's southwestern al-Bayaa neighborhood shortly before sunset Thursday, killing at least 15 and wounding 25 others, a police officer and medical official said.

The officials said the bombing targeted car dealerships. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.

Baghdad has been the scene of near daily bomb attacks claimed by the Islamic State group in what is seen as an attempt to distract attention as the militants cede territory along front lines in northern and western Iraq.

No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. </s> BAGHDAD: A car bombing on Monday evening in the Iraqi capital Baghdad killed at least 23 people and wounded 45, an interior ministry official told AFP.



The blast happened at 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) in the west of the city, he added. </s> BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say a car bomb in Baghdad has killed at least 23 people and wounded 45 others.

The police and hospital officials say the attack Monday night targeted a commercial area in Baghdad's southwestern Amil neighborhood. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release information.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Islamic State group has been behind previous Baghdad bombings.

Iraqi forces have been battling the extremists in Mosul, the country's second largest city, since October. Iraq declared eastern Mosul "fully liberated" in January and is now fighting for the more densely populated western half.

The militants have suffered a string of defeats over the past two years, but have continued to regularly launch attacks in and around Baghdad. </s> A car-bomb explosion has been reported in eastern Baghdad.

 

 Officials said at least 12 people were killed and 50 injured in the January 8 explosion in the mainly Shi'ite district of Jamila.

 

 There has been no claim of responsibility, although the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for several other attacks in Iraq in recent days. </s> A car bomb has struck Baghdad's southwestern al-Bayaa neighbourhood overnight, killing at and wounding dozens.

The death toll is at 48 and more than 50 people were injured according to the BBC.

Police and medical officials said the bombing targeted car dealerships.

Baghdad has been the scene of near daily bomb attacks claimed by ISIS in what is seen as an attempt to distract attention as the militants cede territory along front lines in northern and western Iraq.

No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. </s> BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing at least 18 people and wounding about 50, security and medical sources said.

The vehicle was parked in a crowded street full of garages and used car dealers, in Hayy al-Shurta, security sources said. The death toll could climb further as many of the wounded are in critical condition, a doctor said.

The bombing, the deadliest so far this year in Baghdad, is the second to hit car markets this week, after one on Wednesday.

Islamic State has stepped up bombings in Iraq in retaliation for a U.S.-backed campaign that dislodged the hardline Sunni group from most Iraqi cities it took over in 2014. The militants also control parts of neighbouring Syria.

A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck on Wednesday in the Sadr City suburb of the capital, killing at least 15 and wounding 50. The explosion also targeted a street full of used car dealers. (Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; editing by John Stonestreet and Dominic Evans) </s> BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in the south of Baghdad, killing eight and wounding at least 40, security sources said.

The vehicle was parked in a street full of garages and used car dealers, in Hayy al-Shurtathey said.

A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck on Wednesday in the Sadr City suburb of the capital, killing at least 15 and wounding 50. The explosion also targeted a street full of used car dealers.

Islamic State has stepped up bombings in Iraq in retaliation for a U.S.-backed campaign that dislodged the hardline Sunni group from most Iraqi cities it took over in 2014. The militants also control parts of neighboring Syria.
A car bomb in Baghdad's southwestern Hayy Al-A'amel neighborhood kills at least 23 people, and wounds 45 others.