Three civilians wounded in IED explosion south of Baghdad
Explosion in an agricultural land.
A source from the police told Alsumaria that an IED, planted on the side of a road near a local market south of the capital Baghdad, exploded early today, leaving three civilians wounded.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source added that security forces arrived to the explosion scene and the three wounded were taken to a hospital of treatment.
Moreover, security forces has managed to dismantle an IED planted on a side of an agriculture road in southern Baghdad.
On another note, security forces imposed curfew at al-Halabsa area, north of Baghdad, in search for wanted persons, a police source told Alsumaria.
Violence in the country has surged further with the emergence of Islamic State Sunni extremist militants who proclaimed an “Islamic Caliphate” in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
Bombings and armed attacks are seen on almost a daily basis against security members, paramilitary groups and civilians since the Iraqi government launched a wide-scale campaign to retake IS-occupied areas in 2016.
More than 500 Iraqis were killed and injured during the month of July due to violence and armed conflicts, according to a monthly count by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI).