48 Dead In String Of ISIS Attacks Across Iraq Targeting "Rejectionist Heathens"
Update: 18 are now dead in a mall attack in eastern Baghdad. As expected, Islamic State has indeed claimed responsibility promising "worse" to come.
"Two bombs later went off in the eastern town of Muqdadiya, killing at least 20 people and wounding another 50 [while] another blast in a southeastern Baghdad suburb killed seven more," Reuters reports. "Islamic State militants controlling swathes of Iraq's north and west claimed responsibility for the mall attacks, which it said had targeted a gathering of 'rejectionist heathens', its derogatory term for Shi'ite Muslims."
Police have now regained control of the mall. There are no hostages. The attackers shot and killed 5 people upon entering before detonating explosive vests.
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Last week, two attacks on Sunni mosques in Iraq suggested a violent sectarian backlash may be in the cards for the war-torn country on the heels of Saudi Arabi's move to execute prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
As we noted in "Iraq Says Mosque Bombings Were False Flag ISIS Attacks," the sectarian issue is particularly divisive in post-Ba’thist Iraq and thus it wouldn't exactly be a surprise if the country' Shiite majority lashed out at Sunnis following al-Nimr's rather untimely demise.
Iraqi officials however, said the attacks were likely false flags staged by ISIS in an effort to exploit the Sheikh's execution and derail efforts to unite Sunni tribesman and Iran's powerful Shiite militias in a coordinated effort to drive Islamic State from the country.
Now, gunmen have taken some 75 hostages at a mall in a Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad.
"Police and medical officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters, say the gunmen set off a car bomb at the entrance to the mall on Monday before moving in," AP reports, adding that "the officials say another 25 people were wounded in the attack and that three police are among the dead."
"When the security forces got too close, [the attackers] killed three hostages… We are taking a cautious approach now. We want this attack to end with the lowest possible number of casualties," a source told AFP.
Here's an image from the scene:
"At least" 10 are reported dead.
Although no one has yet taken "credit" for the attack, one has to believe this is Islamic State and if so, it marks an incursion into the Iraqi capital and a serious escalation in hostilities just as the country marked its first real "victory" in Ramadi last month.
Earlier today, the group set off a car bomb in Baquba, which is a mere 40 miles from the capital.
If this is in fact ISIS, it's worth asking which of Islamic State's regional Sunni benefactors ordered an attack on Shiite civilians.
VIDEO: Jawaher mall in Baghdad under attack. 10 dead, 50-75 hostages. pic.twitter.com/1TDtmHkfFG
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) January 11, 2016
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don't go where there are Muslims
Yeah, that's true, too.
If the time ever seems right I'm going to tell you all a story about a good friend of mine who does business in Sudi and also happens to be a practicing alcoholic. Hilarious.
Well, at least he's practicing- someday, he might get good enough, after enough practice, to become a full-blown alcoholic.
So he's got that going for him, anyway...
I'm not an alcoholic. Alcoholics go to meetings.
I'm just a drunk.
Don't go there.
fvk that. time to walk around with an exposed bomb vest and the trigger in full view. MAD on a local basis.
This is getting old these days!
quit whining and get with the times.. death is good, being alive is bad.. you have a prob with that?
What the fvk you a commie or some thing? maybe an orrist? (cant put a t on there, prolly get banned)
things proceeding nicely according to ZWO plans......divide and conquer
.....good thing we took Saddam out and fixed everything over there...
mission accomplished bitchez
Yeah, what an awesome idea that was.
We saved the incubator babies and shut down the "rape rooms."
pods
And who get the credit for that action:
"The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 was signed into law by President Bill Clinton and states that it is the policy of the United States to support democratic movements within Iraq and a policy calling for regime change in Iraq. It was used as the basis to support military action in 2002
baghdad is a nice cuntry
People of Iraq call for limits on Lutheran immigration. No, wait.
So....was this caused by Global Warming or White Privilege? I don't have my MSM Style Guide with me.
It is obvious this place is in need of more depleted uranium munitions, some one is still alive and there's a rumor a baby was born breathing and with a brain. Bomb em!
A mall in Bagdad.....what do they sell...Berkas and guns....cant think of much else needed
What we need, young man, are squad teams, like Ghost Busters.
When you see a group of rapefugees in your neighborhood: Who ye gonna call?
For every mudslime Obama imports, all American citizens should receive free of charge a hand-grenade shipped over night UPS express per rapist.
There are more American dollars floating around Iraq than many US states. The salaries there are insane. Something about a "risk premium." Imagine that.
How do you call a bakery in Isistan ?
BakhDat!
Try that in an American mall... and get lead poisoning.
Just another day in the ME with the usual Sunni-Wahhabists trying to start their hoped for WWIII against otherwise secular and peaceful Shi'ite-Baathists.
Saudi Arabia is, of course, behind the lion's share of the aggressions. Guess they really want to get WWIII on before the US body politic figures out we don't actually want to be long-term allies with them.
I'm sure they can now expand and add another wing to that mall. They can offer 50% off on all items. Maybe Starbucks can offer a coupon day? More parking could be avaiable. Park a camel, get a free meal at Abdul's Falafel located in the food court.
Whoopee shit! A rag clips a rag. Is this necessarily a bad thing?
Wear your "Rejectionist Heathen" badge with pride, and get the car sticker too
At what point is the non-Muslim population of the West going to say enough is enough......
http://beforeitsnews.com/global-unrest/2016/01/the-lion-is-it-time-to-fi...
Obama's close bum-buddies financed by Saudi Arabia and the CIA.
The "war on terror" is Israeli foreign policy. Every nation they wanted to dispose of, the US has complied. The neocons dual citizens that drafted our dysfunctional foreign policy have no loyalty to America. They work for Israel. By pretending this charade is legitimate US foreign policy, it forces American taxpayers to pay for it. Lately, we've used ISIS to do our fighting, but we lost about 4,800 soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. We created approximately 50,000 new wounded warriors. The Muslim invasion of Europe was the direct result of failed neocon foreign policy. Since the neocons blew up the World Trade Centers, we have practically doubled the national debt. That is what subservience to Israel has cost America. Iran has never attacked anybody in modern history. They were attacked by Iraq, using chemical weapons we supplied them. People like John Bolton go on TV every other week saying that
Iran is just weeks away from getting "the bomb". He and Netanhahu have been doing this for 30 years. Still no bomb. Now the line of propaganda is, " Obama gave them the bomb". Still no proof. But it's accepted as the gospel. Obama has accomplished one thing in 7 years. He delayed the inevitable war with Iran, better known as WWIII.
Legalize drugs now! I want some of that shit you're on!
Who cares? 10 dead, 100, 1000? Don't you know the world has real problems? Like NYE groping and petty larceny - the story of the century and THE defining issue of our time.
Obama should pull out and let a real man like Putin handle this...
oops. edit..
I didn't know that mercenaries were so religious. All the "good" young Muslim men are in Europe...
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