UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned "in the strongest terms" the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq's capital of Baghdad.

On early Tuesday, a car bomb struck Baghdad downtown, killing 11 people and injuring 35.

Police cordon tape is seen at the site of a car bomb attack near a government office in Karkh district in Baghdad, Iraq on May 30, 2017. /VCG Photo

The attack came hours after another suicide car bomb attack, also in downtown Baghdad, which killed 11 people and wounded 75 others. The attack was claimed by the extremist terrorist group ISIL.

People offering help around the site as security forces cordon off the area after a car-bomb attack in Karrada district of Baghdad, Iraq on May 29, 2017. /VCG Photo

"The Secretary-General expresses his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured," UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a daily briefing.

"He reiterates that the United Nations will continue to stand by the government and the people of Iraq in their efforts to fight terrorism and hopes the perpetrators of this outrage will be swiftly apprehended and prosecuted," Dujarric said.

The two attacks occurred at a time when the Iraqi security forces backed by the anti-ISIL international coalition are carrying out a major offensive to drive out the ISIL militants from their major stronghold in the western side of Mosul in northern Iraq.

(Source: Xinhua)