--- description: The weekend bombing in Baghdad has now become the deadliest attack on Iraqi civilians since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003. title: Baghdad Bombing Death Toll Reaches 250 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76d746a791731b2d/69889ac42dce01532d9e9ba0/gettyimages-545144302.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Iraq](/tag/iraq/) ## Iraq Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Baghdad Bombing Death Toll Reaches 250 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 6, 2016 3:01 AM CUT  Iraqis light candles on July 5, 2016 at the site of a suicide car bomb attack which took place early on July 3 in Baghdad's Karrada neighborhood Iraqis light candles on July 5, 2016 at the site of a suicide car bomb attack which took place early on July 3 in Baghdad's Karrada neighborhoodAHMAD AL-RUBAYE—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 6, 2016 3:01 AM CUT The weekend bombing in Baghdad has now become the deadliest attack on Iraqi civilians since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003, with the death toll rising to 250, according to [multiple](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36720720 "undefined") [media](http://abcnews.go.com/International/death-toll-rises-250-baghdad-bombing-officials/ "undefined") [reports](https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/31993178/death-toll-from-baghdad-blast-now-250/#page1 "undefined"). ISIS has [claimed responsibility](http://time.com/4392691/baghdad-bomb-attack-karada-isis/ "undefined") for the atrocity, which occurred in a crowded shopping area of the Iraqi capital’s Karrada district, when a suicide bomber detonated a truckload of explosives. Karrada is [home](http://time.com/4393398/isis-terror-attacks-turkey-iraq-bangladesh/ "undefined") to many Christians and Shi‘ite Muslims. Iraq’s Interior Minister Mohammed Ghabban resigned Wednesday, according to a post on his Facebook page [cited](https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/31993178/death-toll-from-baghdad-blast-now-250/#page1 "undefined") by the Australian Associated Press. Furious Iraqis have denounced the inability of the state to maintain security amid ongoing ISIS bombings in the capital. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4394269/baghdad-iraq-karrada-death-toll-attack-isis/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4394269/baghdad-iraq-karrada-death-toll-attack-isis/"},"headline":"Baghdad Bombing Death Toll Reaches 250","datePublished":"2016-07-06T03:01:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:03:54.515Z","description":"The atrocity has now become the deadliest attack on Iraqi civilians since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003","url":"https://time.com/4394269/baghdad-iraq-karrada-death-toll-attack-isis/","keywords":["Iraq","ISIS","Baghdad","Attack","death toll"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76d746a791731b2d/69889ac42dce01532d9e9ba0/gettyimages-545144302.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76d746a791731b2d/69889ac42dce01532d9e9ba0/gettyimages-545144302.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"IRAQ-CONFLICT-BOMBINGS-VIGIL","caption":"IRAQ-CONFLICT-BOMBINGS-VIGIL","creditText":"AHMAD AL-RUBAYE—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/iraq/","name":"Iraq"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4394269/baghdad-iraq-karrada-death-toll-attack-isis/","name":"Baghdad Bombing Death Toll Reaches 250"}}]}] ```