Sadr City
Decade on, Iraq grappling with attacks and deadlock
Mar 20, 2013 12:36 EDT
Grappling with a spike in violence and a worsening political situation, Iraq on Wednesday marked 10 years since a US-led invasion that sought to establish a stable, democratic ally in the Middle East.
Al-Qaeda offshoot claims Baghdad bombings
Feb 17, 2013 22:43 EST
Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq has claimed a wave of bombings targeting Shiite areas of Baghdad that killed at least 21 people, in the latest violence to hit Iraq as it struggles with protests and a political crisis.
Blasts kill 21 in Shiite areas of Baghdad
Feb 17, 2013 22:06 EST
A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite areas of Baghdad has killed at least 21 people, officials said, in the latest violence to hit Iraq as it struggles with protests and a political crisis.
Blasts kill 15 in Shiite areas of Baghdad
Feb 17, 2013 06:54 EST
A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite areas of Baghdad killed at least 15 people on Sunday, officials said, the latest to hit Iraq as it struggles with protests and a political crisis.
Four dead as heavy rains flood Iraq capital
Dec 26, 2012 10:02 EST
The worst rains to hit Baghdad in 30 years left four people dead and many of the Iraqi capital's residents struggling to cope with heavy flooding on Wednesday as the government declared a national holiday.
Iraq effort to reform ends in controversy
Nov 12, 2012 19:09 EST
Armed with a key reform touted by economists but angrily opposed by many voters, Iraq's government is mired in controversy over its now-withdrawn plans to cancel the country's biggest social programme.
Iraq ration card reform sparks anger
Nov 12, 2012 08:27 EST
Armed with a key reform touted by economists but angrily opposed by many voters, Iraq's government is mired in controversy over its now-withdrawn plans to cancel the country's biggest social programme.
Four killed in Iraq shootings
Oct 31, 2012 08:57 EDT
Gunmen in Baghdad and near Iraq's main northern city killed four people on Wednesday, officials said, the latest in a spate of violence that has broken a relative calm in the country.
12 dead in Iraq after bloody day
Oct 28, 2012 15:14 EDT
Bombings in and around Baghdad killed at least 12 people on Sunday, just a day after a wave of attacks during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha resulted in Iraq's highest death toll this month.
Iraq tightens security after bloody day
Oct 28, 2012 04:26 EDT
Bombings near Baghdad on Sunday killed two people despite tighter security a day after attacks mostly against Shiites during the Eid holiday killed 31 people in Iraq's deadliest day this month.
Iraq attacks kill 27 on month's deadliest day
Oct 27, 2012 15:27 EDT
Attacks mostly targeting Shiite Muslims during the Eid al-Adha holiday killed 27 people across Iraq on Saturday, the country's deadliest day this month.
Iraq Eid attacks kill 22
Oct 27, 2012 14:32 EDT
Attacks mostly targeting Shiite Muslims during the Eid al-Adha holiday killed 22 people across Iraq on Saturday, the country's deadliest day this month.
Iraqi girls raise weights and eyebrows
Sep 26, 2012 19:50 EDT
A conservative, Shiite-majority area of Baghdad serves as the unlikely base for Iraq's first female national weightlifting team, which is due to compete in Morocco on Thursday.
Iraq attacks kill six, including a brigadier
Sep 23, 2012 11:09 EDT
Attacks in Iraq on Sunday killed at least six people, among them a police brigadier general and two soldiers, security and medical officials said.
At least four killed in Iraq attacks
Sep 23, 2012 09:19 EDT
Bombings in Iraq killed at least four people, among them two soldiers, and wounded at least six other people on Sunday, security and medical officials said.
Iraqi Shiites hold demos against anti-Islam film
Sep 13, 2012 10:30 EDT
Thousands of supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protested in several cities in Iraq on Thursday against an anti-Islam film that has sparked anti-US violence in north Africa.
Four dead in Iraq attacks on Shiites
Aug 24, 2012 15:08 EDT
Attacks on Shiites in Baghdad and north of the capital killed four people on Friday, after the conclusion of the Eid festival and as Al-Qaeda claimed a series of attacks earlier in the summer.
Three killed in Baghdad prayer twin blasts
Aug 24, 2012 08:05 EDT
Two explosions in the Sadr City neighbourhood of north Baghdad ahead of Friday prayers killed three people and wounded at least eight, security and medical officials said.
Wave of attacks that killed 82 overshadow Eid in Iraq
Aug 17, 2012 11:21 EDT
A spate of attacks that killed 82 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations Friday to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, amid warnings insurgents would look to carry out deadly strikes.
Wave of attacks that killed 60 overshadow Eid in Iraq
Aug 17, 2012 04:55 EDT
A spate of attacks that killed 60 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday, amid warnings insurgents would look to carry out further deadly strikes.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Sadr City | |
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| — District of Baghdad — | |
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  Sadr City
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| Coordinates: 33°23′20″N 44°27′30″E / 33.38889°N 44.45833°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Baghdad Governorate |
| City | Baghdad |
