Major insurgent attacks Foreign interventions IS genocide of minorities IS war crimes Timeline On 30 April 2016, at least 38 people were killed and 86 others wounded, as a result of two car bombings in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.
[2][1] On 30 April 2016, a car exploded in southeastern Baghdad, targeting Shia pilgrims that were walking to the Al-Kazimiyya Mosque.
It resulted in at least 38 deaths and 86 other wounded, according to local police officials.
[2] Other government security officials suggested the target was an open-air market.