Civilian killed in armed attack in southern Baghdad

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A civilian was killed in an armed attack near his house in southern Baghdad, a police source said.

“Gunmen opened fire against a civilian near his house in al-Radwaniyah, southern Baghdad, leaving him killed,” the source, who preferred anonymity, told AlSumaria News on Sunday.

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.

More than 700 Iraqis were killed and wounded during the month of June as result of violence and armed conflicts, according to a monthly count by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) which excludes security members deaths. Baghdad ranked the second place with 22 deaths and 88 injuries.

According to a previous count by UNAMI, 824 Iraqis were killed and wounded during the month of May.

Bombings and armed attacks are seen on on almost a daily basis against security members, paramilitary groups and civilians since the Iraqi government launched a wide-scale campaign to retake IS-occupied areas in 2016.

According to observers, IS is believed to constitute a security threat even after the group’s defeat at its main havens across Iraqi provinces.