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| Iraq |
| Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 5 die |
| 2016-01-14 |
| 3 army members killed, wounded by unknown gunfire south of Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Wednesday, a source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced that, three elements of the Iraqi Army had been either killed or wounded by unknown gunfire south of Baghdad. The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, shots were fired on a checkpoint belonging to the Iraqi Army from an unknown source in Latifiya area south of Baghdad, killing one of its elements and wounding two others.” The source added, “The security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment and the dead body to the Forensic Medicine Department, while a raid was carried out to find the source of the shooting.” Baghdad bomb attack kills 3 (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Wednesday, a security source in the Ministry of Interior announced, that eight people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast near a popular market east of Baghdad. The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “This afternoon, a bomb exploded near a popular market in al-Obeidi District east of Baghdad, killing two people and wounding six others.” He added, “An ambulance rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital to receive treatment and the dead bodies to the forensic medicine department, while the security force cordoned off the area and barred approaching it.” Iraqi kopper dies in shootout (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Wednesday, a source in the Iraqi police said, that a policeman had been killed by a militant attack in the district of al-Mada’an southeast of Baghdad. The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “A force from Baghdad police carried out a raid operation inside one of the fields in the district of al-Mada’an southeast of Baghdad,” noting that, “Unidentified militants left the field and opened their fire against the force resulting in the death of one of its elements immediately.” “The force transferred the dead body of the policeman to the forensic medicine department, while continued its inspection operation in the area,” the source also added. |
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