Civilian killed in IED blast northern Baghdad
A car bomb explosion. File Photo
“A bomb placed under a civilian’s car exploded at Sabaa al-Bour region in north of Baghdad, causing the driver’s immediate death,” the source told Al-Ikhbariya website.
Security troops cordoned off the blast spot and transferred the victim to the forensic medicine department, 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.
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.
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.