Baghdad Bombings by ISIS

Date: December 8, 2009 • Location: Rome, Italy

Bombings in Baghdad carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq killed at least 127 people and injured at least 448 others.

The December 2009 Baghdad bombings were attacks in Baghdad, Iraq, which resulted in the deaths of at least 127 people and injuries to at least 448 more. The attacks have been condemned internationally as acts of terrorism. Opposition parties within Iraqi politics have suggested that the attacks were aided by corruption within the Iraqi security forces and that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was incompetent in managing the incident.