2 die in bombing attack in Radwaniya
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two people were killed and 14 others were wounded, including security members, when blasts hit three areas in Baghdad on Wednesday, news reports quoted security sources as saying.
An IED exploded near a grocery in Radwaniya, southwest of the capital, killing two and wounding six, sources said, according to Sky Press.
Another explosive device hit a passing police patrol in al-Doura, south of Baghdad, wounding four personnel.
A third bomb exploded near a fish market in Youssefiya in the south, wounding four.
No exact count of casualties has been given yet.
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 targeting civilians and security personnel.
Nobody has claimed responsibility yet for the bombings, but IS militants have said they had been responsible for several bloody explosions and attacks that hit the capital in the past months, bringing the governorate municipal and security officials under critics’ fire.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said violence in the country left nearly 382 dead, including security members, and 908 injured during January. Baghdad was the most affected province with 128 deaths and 444 injuries, according to the organization.
2 die in bombing in multiple bomb attacks
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A car bomb blast hit Habibiya area in eastern Baghdad, killing and wounding 25 persons, Baghdad Operations Command said on Wednesday.
Earlier today, a booby-trapped vehicle, parked in Wahran area near Habibiya area in eastern Baghdad exploded, killing two persons and wounding five others.”
“The casualties of the bombing that hit Habibiya area earlier today increased to five killed and 20 wounded,” Spokesman for Baghdad Operations Command said.
Today, a series of explosions hit different areas of the capital, Baghdad, where an IED exploded near a grocery in Radwaniya, southwest of the capital, killing two and wounding six others, while another explosive device hit a passing police patrol in al-Daura, south of Baghdad, wounding four personnel.
A third blast hit a fish market in al-Yusufiyah area in southern, wounding four persons.
18 die in car bomb attack in Sadr City
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At least 18 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a suburb in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, security sources say.
A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck in Sadr City, targeting a busy street full of garages and used-car dealers.
At least 42 people were also wounded in the blast in the eastern district.
Baghdad saw a wave of deadly suicide attacks in the first few days of 2017, but the number has dropped recently.
No-one has yet said they carried out the latest attack, although similar blasts have been claimed by ISIL terrorist group.