Senin lalu, sedikitnya 79 orang tewas dalam serangan-srangan serupa terhadap pasar Syiah, namun kekerasan mereda sejak dimulainya operasi keamanan besar-besaran yang dilakukan pasukan AS dan Irak pada Rabu.
Last Monday, at least 79 people were killed in similar attacks on Shiite markets, but the violence had tailed off since the launch of a large-scale security operation by US and Iraqi forces on Wednesday.