The first explosion occurred on Tuesday afternoon when an explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a shopping center in Karradah neighborhood, killing six and injuring 18 others.
A second blast followed a few minutes later in front of the Iraqi passport office, leaving eight dead and 22 more wounded.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, but al-Qaeda has recently warned it is seeking to take control of the country.
Earlier in July, Iraqi lawmaker Hakem al-Zameli highlighted a “direct connection between the events in Syria and the [persisting] insecurity in Iraq.”
He said “those that conduct murder and bombings in Iraq are the same people who are currently engaged in bombing and killing the Syrian people.”
MRS/JR
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