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Civilian killed, 5 wounded in blast in southern Baghdad

 Civilian killed, 5 wounded in blast in southern Baghdad

A bomb blast in Baghdad.

A bomb blast in Baghdad.
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) One person was killed and five others were wounded on Friday when a bomb blast hit an area south of Baghdad, Alghad Press reported in a breaking news.

The bomb exploded near a fish market in al-Madaen area, south of the capital, according to the website.

Violence surged 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 targeting civilians and security personnel.

IS militants have said they had been responsible for several bloody explosions that hit the capital in the past months, bringing the governorate municipal and security officials under critics’ fire.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said violence in the country left 19000 casualties in nine months of 2016.

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.

While losing Mosul could be the severest blow to the group’s existence in Iraq, some observers believe attacks outside the province prove that the extremist group can still pose a security threat for all cities.

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