Soldier dies, another wounded by a roadside bomb north of Baghdad
Aftermath of Baghdad car bomb explosion. File photo.
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi soldier was killed and another was wounded on Tuesday when a bomb exploded north of Baghdad, according to a security source.
The source told Alsumaria News that the bomb was planted on the side of a road in al-Houra, north of the capital when an army patrol was passing by.
Violence and armed conflicts left more than 700 Iraqis dead and wounded during the month of June, according to a monthly count by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq which excludes security members deaths. Baghdad came second in terms of casualties, with 22 deaths and 88 injuries.
Baghdad has seen almost daily bombings and armed attacks against security members, paramilitary groups and civilians since the Iraqi government launched a wide-scale campaign to retake IS-occupied areas in 2016. While most of of the explosions attacks went without a claim of responsibility, Islamic State has claimed several incidents.
Some security observers believe that even after IS’s main havens across Iraqi provinces are conquered, the group may still constitute a security threat through sleeper cells and lone wolf attacks. They believe attacks outside Mosul are designed to make up for the group’s losses there.