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    Truck Bombs Kill More than 90 in Sadr City, Iraq

    ISIS, the Islamic State, has been losing territory in Iraq. Today it's claiming responsibility for three bombings in Baghdad — at an open market, a police station and a residential neighborhood. At least 93 people are dead and 165 injured according to early estimates.

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    By Warren Olney • May 11, 2016 • 6m Listen

    ISIS, the Islamic State, has been losing territory in Iraq. Today it's claiming responsibility for three bombings in Baghdad — at an open market, a police station and a residential neighborhood. At least 93 people are dead and 165 injured according to early estimates. This comes during political upheaval and protests against the government installed by the United States. Ben Van Heuvelen is Managing Editor of the Iraq Oil Report.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Ben Van Heuvelen

      Iraq Oil Report

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Future of Immigration under a President Trump
    1. 1:50Truck Bombs Kill More than 90 in Sadr City, IraqYou’re reading this
    2. 8:32Reality Checks on The Donald
    3. 41:29Is Germany Leading the Way on Green Energy Transition?
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