Initial Reports of multiple explosions heard in Baghdad
Initial Reports of multiple explosions were heard in Karkh province of Baghdad. As per the local sources, the blast was heard as far as Hay El Mansour as well. It was a planned attack by miscreants on the liquor store. A Liquor store was reportedly targeted in Hayy El Adil as per the latest update we can gather. This was not the first time liquor stores been targeted in Iraq.
Source blames Popular Mobilization Force (PMU) The Hashd Al Shaabi militias for the attack. Liquor stores are been targeted by this group of militias for the past 6 months. In today’s attack, the militias have used improvised explosive IED.
Located along the Tigris River and at the junction of historic trade roads, Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and the country’s largest city is home to more than 7.6 million inhabitants.
The Popular Mobilization Forces, also known as the People’s Mobilization Committee and the Popular Mobilization Units, is an Iraqi state-sponsored umbrella organization composed of some 40 militias that are mostly Shia Muslim groups, but also include Sunni Muslim, Christian, and Yazidi groups.
