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The attacks targeted mainly [[Shia]] locations and civilians. The [[Sadriya]] market had already been struck by a [[3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing|massive truck bombing]] on 3 February 2007 and was in the process of being rebuilt when the attack took place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6560000/newsid_6569000/6569065.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm |title=Player – Up to 200 die in Baghdad bombs |work=BBC News |date=18 April 2007 |access-date=29 March 2012 |archive-date=10 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110153126/http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6560000/newsid_6569000/6569065.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm |url-status=live }}</ref> The bombings were reminiscent of the level of violence before [[Operation Imposing Law|Operation Law and Order]] was implemented to secure the Iraqi capital in February 2007. |
The attacks targeted mainly [[Shia]] locations and civilians. The [[Sadriya]] market had already been struck by a [[3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing|massive truck bombing]] on 3 February 2007 and was in the process of being rebuilt when the attack took place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6560000/newsid_6569000/6569065.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm |title=Player – Up to 200 die in Baghdad bombs |work=BBC News |date=18 April 2007 |access-date=29 March 2012 |archive-date=10 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110153126/http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6560000/newsid_6569000/6569065.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm |url-status=live }}</ref> The bombings were reminiscent of the level of violence before [[Operation Imposing Law|Operation Law and Order]] was implemented to secure the Iraqi capital in February 2007. |
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The attacks came as Iraqi Prime Minister [[Nouri al-Maliki]] said that [[Iraqi Army|Iraqi forces]] would assume control of the country's security by the end of the year, and they also came as officials from more than 60 countries attended a UN conference in Geneva on the plight of |
The attacks came as Iraqi Prime Minister [[Nouri al-Maliki]] said that [[Iraqi Army|Iraqi forces]] would assume control of the country's security by the end of the year, and they also came as officials from more than 60 countries attended a UN conference in Geneva on the plight of Iraqi refugees. |
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==Bombings== |
==Bombings== |