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Civilian killed, 6 wounded, in blasts north, south of Baghdad

 Civilian killed, 6 wounded, in blasts north, south of Baghdad

Bomb blast that hit Ebeidi, east of Baghdad

Bomb blast that hit Ebeidi, east of Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) One civilian was killed and six others were wounded on Sunday when bomb blasts rocked areas in northern and southern Baghdad, security sources said.

One person was killed and five others were wounded when a explosive device exploded on the side of a road in Tarimiya, north of the capital, the sources told Alsumaria News.

The sources added that another bomb went off on a roadside in al-Doura, south of Baghdad, causing wounds to one person.

Nobody claimed responsibility for the bombing yet, but Islamic State militants have said they were responsible for several bloody explosions that hit the capital in recent weeks.

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.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) says violence in the country had 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.

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