Bombings kill 24 in Baghdad

A series of bombings, including three over a span of less than 10 minutes, killed at least 24 people across Baghdad on Saturday, shaking the fragile sense of security the capital has maintained despite the Sunni militant offensive raging across northern and western Iraq.

The attacks are among the most significant in Baghdad since insurgents led by the Islamic state extremist group captured Iraq’s second-largest city Mosul last month at the start of its blitz across Iraq. After Mosul’s fall, the government moved aggressively to try to secure Baghdad amid fears it might fall as well, and the city has seen few major attacks in recent weeks. Saturday’s bombing took place in the Shiite neighborhood of Abu Dashir.