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24 Jun 2009
On June 24, 2009, an explosion occurred in the Muraidi Market of the Sadr City area of Baghdad, Iraq. At least 69 people were killed and 150 others injured. An official said that the explosion was caused by a bomb hidden underneath a motorised vegetable cart in the market, as reported by the BBC and CNN. As reported by The New York Times, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said that it was caused by a bomb attached to a motorcycle. Shrapnel from the ...
Baghdad Events
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1258 Jan 29 to 1258 Feb 10
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Battle of Baghdad
In 1258, a Mongol army numbering between 120,000 and 150,000 soldiers laid siege to and sacked Baghdad, then the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and the center of Islamic power.
The M...
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| 2003 Apr 9 |
Baghdad Falls to US Troops
San Francisco Chronicle - After a spectacular foray in the early morning, with U.S. and Iraqi troops trading bursts of fire, the Americans captured a huge swath of western Baghdad,
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| 2003 Jun 3 |
Iraqi Insurgency Begins to Swell
After President Bush's speech on May 1, 2003 (the "Mission Accomplished" speech), coalition forces noticed a gradually increasing flurry of attacks on its troops in various regions, espec...
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| 2008 Jan 1 |
A Suicide Bombing Occurs In Zayouna, Baghdad
Zayouna is a neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq.
Zayouna a residential area in Baghdad, Iraq's capital city located on the side of the Rusafa city of Baghdad, surrounded by the army from th...
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| 2009 Jun 24 |
Bomb Kills At Least 69 in Baghdad
On June 24, 2009, an explosion occurred in the Muraidi Market of the Sadr City area of Baghdad, Iraq. At least 69 people were killed and 150 others injured. An official said that the expl...
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