Today, 30 were killed and 46 wounded in a series of bomb attacks in Shia populated areas of the Baghdad according to local sources. Four cars exploded: one in Sadr City district, one in Kazimiyah, one in Shaab and one in the Shammaiya neighborhood.
Iraqis lost about 9000 people to terrorist attacks in 2013 and 2014 has been another deadly year so far. Most bombings target Shia populated areas killing many civilians, and injuring even more.
Some claim the attacks are a sign of discontent from the Sunni population towards the Shia government. However civilians are the main target of the attacks says SRW. If the opposition is carrying out the bombings it makes more sense for them to attack the government forces and bases, yet the attacks have been carried out against civilians. SRW believes the attacks that target civilians are a form of anti-Shi’ism and not an anti-government expression.
