Car-bomb kills 80 in Baghdad’s Sadr City

At least 80 people were killed by a car-bomb in Baghdad's predominantly-Shia Sadr City district on Wednesday, police and hospital sources has said on Wednesday.

As many as 120 others were wounded in the attack, which had targeted a marketplace and many remained in critical condition, they added.

Daesh has claimed the responsibility for Wednesday's attack.

In recent years, bombings and shooting attacks -- which often target civilians -- have become a common occurrence in war-torn Iraq, especially capital Baghdad.

Iraq has suffered a devastating security vacuum since 2014, when the Daesh militant group overran the northern city of Mosul -- the country's second largest city -- before going on to capture additional territories in both Iraq and neighboring Syria.