Alwaght- The word public opinion has reacted with outrage following Sunday's carnage in Iraqi capital Baghdad perpetrated by ISIS Takfiri terrorist group but condemnation from Western government has been muted.
Additionally, many Western countries and other governments globally generally ignored the terrorist attacks in Baghdad which left over 213 dead and at least 200 injured in two deadly car bombing attacks.
There were no candle lights and outpouring of grief for the Baghdad victims of terror like was witnessed after terror attacks in Orlando, Paris or Brussels yet the combined number of victims in those cities was less than one day's carnage in Baghdad. The attacks in Baghdad and other Muslim countries rightly outrage ordinary people everywhere. But expression of solidarity and sympathy appear to be selective. What has been the world’s, and in particular’ the West’s reaction to the carnage in Baghdad? There have been no strong messages of solidarity and gatherings outside Iraq’s diplomatic missions anywhere in the Western world. The world was silent, as it has been about similar terrorist attacks over the past few months have killed a large number of innocent Muslims around the world.
The Takfiri ISIS terrorist group later claimed responsibility for the attacks, which it said were aimed at Shiite Muslim neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital.
The United States government through the White House issued a very brief statement saying it was 'united' with the Iraqi people and government in the war on terror.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also condemned the terrorist bombing in Baghdad describing it as an “avenge by ISIS terrorists who have suffered defeats at the battlefront.”
The Secretary-General “condemns" the terrorist attack and “is appalled by the utter disregard for human life displayed by the perpetrators, who struck as residents prepared for Eid al-Fitr celebrations,” Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a statement.
In the statement, Mr. Ban expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, and to the Government and people of Iraq, wishing the many injured a speedy recovery. He also wished the people of Iraq a peaceful remainder of the holy month of Ramadan.
Strong condemnation for the Baghdad attacks came from the Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement.
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi condemned the attacks, and extended his condolences to the Iraqi government and people, especially the families of victims.
"Liberation of Fallujah and ISIS's repeated military failures on different scenes have led them and their supporters more than ever to desperate measures and massacre of innocent people," he said.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran will stand beside the Iraqi government and nation until the complete defeat of the terrorists," Qassemi said.
Hezbollah also condemned the terrorist attack saying that the crime comes while ISIS is suffering successive defeats at the hands of the Iraqi fighters on various fronts, which proves that the terrorist group avenges its inability and field retreat by targeting the innocent civilians.
This conduct shows how much the terrorists, including the planners and the executors, are morally degenerated, the party added.
Hezbollah considered that the atrocious crime which targeted worshippers at late Holy Month of Ramadan's nights and on the eve of Fitr Eid reflects how much those criminals despise the values of right and benevolence and reveals their involvement in devastating the structure of the Islamic and Arab societies and wiping out their heritage and principles.
Meanwhile India's Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi also condemned the Baghdad attack that killed 80 people. Sonia Gandhi stated that the past week, which also included the attack in Dhaka, had been terrible for the entire humanity. She called for the globe to unite, fight and defeat forces of terror and extremism that pose a serious threat to world peace and humanity.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) added its voice by slamming the Baghdad terroriss attack.
"No righteous Muslim can ever commit such a terrorist act targeting innocent lives in the waning days of the holy month of Ramadan," OIC Secretary General Iyad Madani said in a statement. "The terrorist group that perpetrated this deplorable crime has no religious or moral values," he added.
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq says a total of 662 Iraqis were killed and another 1,457 wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in the country during the month of June. The Iraqi army and volunteer forces are involved in operations to against the ISIS Takfiri terrorists who appear to be on brutal mission to avenge their losses but Iraqi leaders have said they will ensure terrorists are completely eliminated from the country.
