January 15, 2018 Baghdad bombings | |
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Part of the ISIL insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) | |
Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Date | 15 January 2018 |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Suicide bombings |
Deaths | 38 (including 2 attackers) |
Injured | 105+ |
Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
On Monday January 15, 2018, two suicide bombings took place at al-Tayaran Square of Baghdad, killing 36 people and injuring more than 105 others. These attacks were later claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).