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Three people wounded in bomb explosion, south of Baghdad

 Three people wounded in bomb explosion, south of Baghdad

Iraqi security forces inspect a site of a bomb attack in Baghdad. Khalid al Mousily/Reuters

Iraqi security forces inspect a site of a bomb attack in Baghdad. Khalid al Mousily/Reuters
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Three people were wounded in a bomb explosion, south of Baghdad, a security source said on Sunday.

Speaking to Almaalomah website, the source said “three people were wounded in an explosion caused by a bomb, placed inside a vehicle.”

“The blast occurred as the vehicle was passing in al-Doura region, leaving three people, who were on board, seriously injured,” the source added.

A total of 79 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 99 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in July 2018, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

Baghdad was the worst affected Governorate, with 63 civilian casualties (30 killed, 33 injured), followed by Kirkuk (8 killed, 34 injured) and Nineveh (13 killed and 05 injured).

Thousands of Islamic State militants as well as Iraqi civilians were killed since the government campaign, backed by paramilitary troops and the coalition was launched in October 2016.

Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country. The group still has dormant cells, through which it carries out attacks, across Iraq like it used to do before 2014.

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