The attacks took place despite a massive security clampdown in the capital ordered by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in an effort to stem sectarian violence and attacks by al-Qaida insurgents.

• 尽管马利基总理刚刚下令在巴格达进行大规模的安全管制行动，以阻止教派暴力冲突和基地组织反叛份子的攻击，但是仍然发生了这些暴力袭击事件。