Southern Baghdad blasts leave 9 dead and injured: security
Aftermath of a car bomb in Baghdad.
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two blasts hit areas in south and southeastern Baghdad on Saturday, leaving nine people dead and injured, according to security sources.
Baghdad News quoted a security source saying that an explosive device went off near an industrial area in Youssefiya, southeast of Baghdad, leaving five people injured.
Another bomb exploded near a popular market in Nahrawan, south of the capital, leaving one dead and three wounded, the source added.
Victims were rushed to hospitals while security teams searched the areas for investigation.
Violence and armed conflicts left 297 Iraqis dead and wounded during the month of ِAugust, according to a monthly count by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq which excludes security members deaths. Baghdad was the most affected province with 45 deaths and 135 injuries.
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The Iraqi capital has seen almost daily bombings and armed attacks against security members, paramilitary troops and civilians since the Iraqi government launched a wide-scale campaign to retake Islamic State-occupied areas in 2016.
While most of of the explosions and 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.