Two suicide bombers killed in attempt to attack visitors of Shia Imam’s shrine in Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two suicide bombers were killed as they were attempting to attack visitors of a Shiite shrine, north of Baghdad, a commander said on Wednesday.
“In light of accurate information from intelligence department, a checkpoint was set up in al-Khadra region in Tarmiyah district, north of Baghdad. The two attackers, wearing explosive belts, approached a house, where the ambush was there,” Brig. Gen. Jalil al-Rubei’y, head of the Baghdad Operations Command, told AlSumaria News.
“The intelligence department opened fire against the bombers and killed them,” Rubei’y said adding that “hey were going to target visitors of Imam Musa al-Kadhim’s shrine.
Millions of Shiite visitors from other provinces across Iraq as well as neighboring countries flock to Kadhimiya neighborhood every year to commemorate death of the seventh imam revered in Shia Islam, amid high security measures.
Iraqi soldier wounded in bomb blast in northern Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi soldier was wounded on Thursday when an explosive device went off in northern Baghdad, a security source was quoted saying.
Baghdad Today quoted the source saying that the bomb was placed on the side of a road in Khan, Tarimiya, north of the Iraqi capital. It exploded when a Iraqi army patrol was passing by, causing injuries to one soldier.
Baghdad has witnessed almost daily bombings and armed attacks targeting civilians and security personnel since Islamic State militants took over a third of Iraqi territories in 2014 and even after the declaration of their defeat at the end of 2017. The group claimed responsibility for some of the bloodiest attacks in the Iraqi capital.