Baghdad Car Bombs Leave 60 Dead, 119 Wounded

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ad-Dawla al-Isl·miyya fi al-'Ir·q wa-sh-Sh·m) claimed responsibility for several bombings in Baghdad today. Today is the anniversary of the birth of Imam Ali, who is a central figure in the schism between Sunnis and Shi'ites. At least 60 people were killed and 119 more were wounded in the capital and elsewhere.