On 18 February 2007, three car bombs exploded in predominantly Shia areas of Baghdad, killing at least 63 people and injuring 131.[1] The bombings occurred despite a huge military offense, led by US and Iraqi troops, starting days before.[1]
Two blasts occurred at a market on the Mohammad Al Qasim Highway in the New Baghdad area,[2] which killed 60 people. Two more were killed in another attack in Sadr City, where another car bomb rammed a police checkpoint.[1]
