Baghdad suicide attacks kill 20

Multiple suicide attacks killed more than 20 people Thursday in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, despite the traditional truce for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan Metal and other debris could be seen strewn throughout Baghdad’s eastern district of al-Jadida Rescue workers pulled victims from the rubble, as ambulances ferried casualties to nearby hospitals.
A second suicide car bomb blew up next to an army checkpoint in the northern Baghdad suburb of Taji, killing seven soldiers, according to Iraqi state TV.
Al-Jazeera TV reported the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack in al-Jadida.