Iraqi PM announces arrests over deadly bombing claimed by ISIL

Mustafa al-Kadhimi announces arrest of ‘terror cell’ behind deadly attack in Baghdad, which left 35 dead.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced on Saturday the arrest of a “terror cell” behind a Baghdad market bombing that killed dozens and was claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group. The attack, the worst since January, sparked revulsion and renewed fears about the reach of ISIL, which lost its last territory in Iraq after a gruelling three-year campaign that ended in late 2017. The group is believed to retain sleeper cells in remote desert and mountain areas. The bombing took place on Monday at al-Woheilat market in Sadr City, a Shia suburb in the capital, and officially killed at least 35 people.