Kop dies in bombing attack in Husseiniyat al-Rashidiya
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad Iraq: A police member died and two army soldiers were wounded on Monday in two bomb blasts in eastern and southern Baghdad, local police sources were quoted saying.
Baghdad Today quoted a security source saying that a Federal Police member was killed when an ID fitted beneath a taxi exploded in Husseiniyat al-Rashidiya, east of the capital.
IkhNews website quoted the source saying that an army patrol was passing in Muhaisen region, south of Baghdad, before a roadside bomb went off, leaving two soldiers wounded.
Security forces launched a search for perpetrators in nearby areas, according to the source. The area was cordoned off and the casualties were carried to hospital.
Baghdad Iraq
The Iraqi capital has seen almost daily bombings and armed attacks against security members, paramilitary troops and civilians since the Iraqi government launched a wide-scale campaign to retake Islamic State-occupied areas in 2016. While most of of the explosions and attacks went without a claim of responsibility, Islamic State has claimed several incidents.