2 die in bomb attack at al-MaalefBaghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two people were killed on Thursday when a bomb hidden beneath a civilian car exploded south of Baghdad, according to sources at the capital’s police.
Alsumaria News quoted the source saying that the bomb exploded at al-Maalef when the vehicle was passing by at the area, killing two people on board.
4 wounded in bar bomb attack in al-Taji region
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Four civilians were wounded in a bomb blast in north of Baghdad, a security source said on Thursday.
“A bomb planted in the industrial district in al-Taji region, north of Baghdad, exploded on Thursday, leaving four civilians wounded,” the source told SNG news website.
“Security troops cordoned off the blast spot and transferred the wounded to hospital,” the source added.
Violence in the country has surged further with the emergence of Islamic State Sunni extremist militants who proclaimed an “Islamic Caliphate” in Iraq and Syria in 2014.