Karrada is a mixed commercial and residential area inhabited mostly by Shiites and Christians.

WSJ: Explosions Rock Baghdad

And in fact, this area, Karrada, is very close to the Green Zone.

NPR: Baghdad Kidnappings Create Political Crisis

Twenty people were killed and 72 wounded in those attacks, which occurred in a busy commercial area in Karrada.

CNN: Dozens killed in Baghdad's deadliest day this Ramadan

Sharafi was abducted February 4 in front of a branch of the Iranian state-owned Bank Melli in central Baghdad's Karrada district.

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