9 killed and wounded in western Baghdad blast
The aftermath of a bomb blast in Baghdad. File Photo.
Alghad Press quoted security sources as saying that the device went off near commercial stores at Ghazaliya district.
Violence surges in Iraq with the emergence of Islamic State militants who took over large areas of the country in 2014. Baghdad has been witnessing almost daily bombings and armed attacks targeting civilians and security personnel.
No one claimed responsibility yet for the Monday bombing, but Islamic State claimed several recent attacks in the capital which killed dozens of civilians.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) says violence in Iraq had left 19000 casualties in 2016, but said the count excludes deaths in the province of Anbar during three months of that year.
Observers believe Islamic State have begun to escalate attacks outside the city of Mosul, where the group has been losing ground and personnel since October, so as to relieve pressure by government forces on that front and to divert attention from group losses.
Government troops, backed by US-led international forces and tribal militias, are currently conducting military campaigns to retake areas held by IS militants since 2014, most notably Mosul and Anbar.