Baghdad’s Jamila Market on fire

Smoke billows from Sadr City after the Jamila market caught fire
One of Iraq’s biggest food markets, Jamila in Baghdad’s Shia Sadr City, has caught fire during clashes between gunmen and US forces.

The fire broke out at around 4:30 pm (1330 GMT) Sunday as fighters attacked a nearby joint Iraqi-US outpost in the district, AFP reported.

“The outpost which is close to the Jamila market was set up this morning and immediately came under attack by mortars,” Wessam Jaffar, a resident from Sadr City, said.

Baghdad’s Jamila Market on fire