1 dead in market bombing attack in Bakriya
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) One civilian was killed and five others were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device exploded west of Baghdad, according to police sources.
The bomb, which was placed on the side of a road in Bakriya district, exploded near a popular market, the sources told Alsumaria News.
Nobody claimed responsibility for the bombing yet, but Islamic State militants have said they were responsible for several bloody explosions that hit the capital in recent weeks.
Violence surged in Iraq with the emergence of Islamic State militants who took over large areas of the country in 2014. Baghdad has been witnessing almost daily bombings and armed attacks targeting civilians and security personnel.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) says violence in the country had left 19000 casualties in nine months of 2016.
Observers believe Islamic State have begun to escalate attacks outside the city of Mosul, where the group has been losing ground and personnel since October, so as to relieve pressure by government forces on that front and to divert attention from group losses.
While losing Mosul could be the severest blow to the group’s existence in Iraq, some observers believe attacks outside the province prove that the extremist group can still pose a security threat.
*The article was modified to note that Bakriya is west, not east, of Baghdad.
Car bomb attack wounds 4 in al-Bayaa’
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A police source revealed that four persons were wounded in the explosion of a booby-trapped vehicle, south of Baghdad, Alsumaria News reported on Wednesday.
The source said, “A booby-trapped vehicle, parked on the roadside in al-Bayaa’ area, south of Baghdad, exploded this evening, wounding four persons with several injuries.”
“Security forces cordoned off the area of explosion and barred approaching it, while ambulances transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital,” the source added on condition of anonymity.
The capital, Baghdad, is witnessing several suicide attacks using explosive belts and booby-trapped vehicles, as well as separate attacks against civilians and security members.
1 dead in triple bombing in Atifiya
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) One person was killed and five others were wounded when three explosive devices went off north of Baghdad.
A security source told Alsumaria News that the three devices exploded coincidently at Atifiya district, north of the capital.
The blasts occurred shortly after two other bombs exploded at Bakriya in the west and Youssefiya in the south, killing one and wounding seven.
Nobody claimed responsibility for the bombings yet, but Islamic State militants have said they were responsible for several bloody explosions that hit the capital in recent weeks.
Violence surged in Iraq with the emergence of Islamic State militants who took over large areas of the country in 2014. Baghdad has been witnessing almost daily bombings and armed attacks targeting civilians and security personnel.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) says violence in the country had left 19000 casualties in nine months of 2016.
Observers believe Islamic State have begun to escalate attacks outside the city of Mosul, where the group has been losing ground and personnel since October, so as to relieve pressure by government forces on that front and to divert attention from group losses.
While losing Mosul could be the severest blow to the group’s existence in Iraq, some observers believe attacks outside the province prove that the extremist group can still pose a security threat.