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US condemns Iraq’s deadly bombings and vows support against ISIS
Thursday, 13 August, 2015
WASHINGTON DC—The United States condemned on Thursday a series of bombings by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Baghdad and Diyala province, reaffirming Washington’s commitment to stand by Iraq in the fight against the group.
“The United States condemns in the strongest terms both the ISIL attack this morning at a crowded market place in Baghdad, and the car bomb attacks in Diyala Province on Monday, as well as other recent terrorist attacks against the Iraqi people,” said State Department Spokesman John Kirby in a Statement.
Kirby added: “The United States continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Iraqi people as they confront ISIL and the violence it represents.”
ISIS claimed responsibility for today’s attack on Baghdad’s Sadr city where at least 70 people were killed and two blasts in Diyala province earlier in the week that claimed the lives of around 60 people.
Kirby said that ISIS is losing territory and that these terror attacks are a tactic “to sow discord among the Iraqi people,”
The State Dept. spokesman vowed to hold the perpetrators “accountable” as he offered condolences to the families of the victims.
“We express our deep condolences to family and friends of the victims,” he said. “These atrocities show once again the utter disregard ISIL has for innocent civilians, including women and children.”
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Thursday, 13 August, 2015
WASHINGTON DC—The United States condemned on Thursday a series of bombings by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Baghdad and Diyala province, reaffirming Washington’s commitment to stand by Iraq in the fight against the group.
“The United States condemns in the strongest terms both the ISIL attack this morning at a crowded market place in Baghdad, and the car bomb attacks in Diyala Province on Monday, as well as other recent terrorist attacks against the Iraqi people,” said State Department Spokesman John Kirby in a Statement.
Kirby added: “The United States continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Iraqi people as they confront ISIL and the violence it represents.”
ISIS claimed responsibility for today’s attack on Baghdad’s Sadr city where at least 70 people were killed and two blasts in Diyala province earlier in the week that claimed the lives of around 60 people.
Kirby said that ISIS is losing territory and that these terror attacks are a tactic “to sow discord among the Iraqi people,”
The State Dept. spokesman vowed to hold the perpetrators “accountable” as he offered condolences to the families of the victims.
“We express our deep condolences to family and friends of the victims,” he said. “These atrocities show once again the utter disregard ISIL has for innocent civilians, including women and children.”
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