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Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 4 die
 2 wounded in bomb attack near New Baghdad district Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two civilians were wounded on Tuesday when an IED blast rocked an area east of Baghdad, according to the Interior Ministry. The blast occurred at New Baghdad district, east of the capital, injuring two passers-by, said the ministry’s Baghdad Operations. On Friday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said violence during November claimed the lives of 926 civilians and wounded 930 people. Observers believe ISIS have begun to target several areas across Iraq to divert security focus on Mosul, where the group fights to defend its last bastion in Iraq under the brunt of continuous advancements by Iraqi government and popular troops. 2 die in 2 separate bombings Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The toll from a series of bombings that hit different areas in Baghdad on Wednesday has so far stood at two deaths and 13 wounded, according to the Interior Ministry. The latest explosion rocked the Kasra and Atash area east of Baghdad when an IED planted on the side of a road went off, leaving four civilians wounded, according to a statement by the ministry’s Baghdad Operations Command. Another explosive device exploded in Saba Qosour, also in eastern Baghdad, but left no casualties, said the command. Two civilians were killed earlier and four others were wounded when a sticky bombs exploded beneath two passenger buses at the Army Canal road east of the capital. Another bomb also wounded two others at Jisr al-Bonouk in al-Qahera in the north. Three civilians were also injured in another explosion in Hayy Ur, east of the capital. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said recently that violence during November claimed the lives of 926 civilians and wounded 930 people. Violence surged across Iraq as Islamic State militants captured several Iraqi cities in 2014, and continues even as the group is sustaining defeats during a current wide-scale campaign by Iraqi forces and tribal militias. Observers believe ISIS have begun to target several areas across Iraq to divert security focus on Mosul, where the group fights to defend its last bastion in Iraq under the brunt of continuous advancements by Iraqi government and popular troops. 1 dead in bombing attack in eastern Baghdad Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) One civilian was killed and five others were wounded in two IED blasts that ripped passenger buses east and north of Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “A sticky bomb fitted underneath a KIA passenger bus exploded this morning as it passed through the Army Canal road east of the city, killing a civilian passenger and wounding three others,” read the statement by the ministry’s Baghdad Operations. Another bomb exploded in a passenger bus while it moved through Jisr al-Bonouk street in al-Qahera, north of Baghdad, said the ministry. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said recently that violence during November claimed the lives of 926 civilians and wounded 930 people. Violence surged across Iraq as Islamic State militants captured several Iraqi cities in 2014, and continues even as the group is sustaining defeats during a current wide-scale campaign by Iraqi forces and tribal militias. Observers believe ISIS have begun to target several areas across Iraq to divert security focus on Mosul, where the group fights to defend its last bastion in Iraq under the brunt of continuous advancements by Iraqi government and popular troops. 1 dead in bomb attack in Rashidiya Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) One civilian was killed and six others were wounded when a bomb exploded north of Baghdad on Thursday. Police sources said the IED exploded near a popular marketplace in Rashidiya. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said recently that violence during November claimed the lives of 926 civilians and wounded 930 people. Violence surged across Iraq as Islamic State militants captured several Iraqi cities in 2014, and continues even as the group is sustaining defeats during a current wide-scale campaign by Iraqi forces and tribal militias. Observers believe ISIS have begun to target several areas across Iraq to divert security focus on Mosul, where the group fights to defend its last bastion in Iraq under the brunt of continuous advancements by Iraqi government and popular troops. Posted by: badanov 2016-12-09 |
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