February 2016 Sadr City bombings

On 28 February 2016, a bombing attack struck a crowded market in Sadr City, a predominantly Shiite Muslim suburb in southern Baghdad, Iraq. At least 70 people were killed and 60 others were wounded when two bombs exploded at the market, which was known for selling mobile phones.

The attack was carried out by assailants described as suicide bombers who rode motorcycles through the crowded market before detonating their explosives. The explosions caused mass casualties in the densely populated commercial area, which was crowded with shoppers and vendors at the time of the attack.

Sadr City has historically been a frequent target of sectarian and terrorist violence in Baghdad due to its large Shiite Muslim population. This particular attack added to a pattern of bombings targeting the district and other predominantly Shiite areas of Baghdad during this period of the Iraqi conflict.

The scale of casualties — at least 70 dead and 60 wounded — marks this as one of the deadlier bombing incidents in Baghdad during early 2016, reflecting the ongoing security crisis affecting civilian population centers in the city at that time.