The terrorist organization "ISIS" has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that struck the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of over 30 people. In a statement published through its affiliated media, the organization stated that one of its members, known as Abu Yusuf al-Ansari, detonated an explosive belt he was wearing in Al-Tayaran Square, while a second explosion was carried out in the same manner by another member of the organization named Muhammad Aref al-Muhajir, following a gathering of people near the site after the first explosion.
It is noteworthy that two successive explosions shook the area near Al-Tayaran Square and Bab al-Sharqi in central Baghdad yesterday, and the Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 32 fatalities and 110 injuries as a result of the two suicide bombings that took place in a popular market in Baghdad.
Following the explosion, Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mustafa Al-Kadhimi chaired an emergency meeting for security leaders, asserting that "the response to those who have spilled the pure blood of Iraqis will be severe and seismic." Al-Kadhimi also issued orders for major changes in the security services.
In the wake of the explosion, there was a wave of international, Arab, and local condemnations, and Iraqi officials called for an investigation and accountability for those negligent in security.
