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Bomb attacks leave eight people dead, 36 wounded across Iraq

Wednesday, 23 December 2015 10:53 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 23 December 2015 10:53 AM ]

Iraqi civilians inspect the aftermath of a bomb attack on al-Rahman Mosque in Baghdad's al-Ubeidi neighborhood, Iraq, on December 9, 2015. (Photo by Associated Press)

At least eight people have lost their lives and three dozen others sustained injuries when a series of bomb explosions ripped through residential neighborhoods in Iraq's capital, Baghdad.

Iraqi security and medical officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said two people were killed and nine others injured on Wednesday morning when a roadside bomb went off in the eastern al-Ma'amal neighborhood of the capital, Baghdad, Arabic-language al-Baghdadia satellite television network reported.

Separately, an improvised explosive device detonated close to a brick making workshop in the Nahrawan neighborhood of southeast Baghdad, leaving two civilians dead and eight others injured.

One civilian was also killed and six others sustained injuries on Wednesday when an explosion ripped through a commercial district in the capital's northern neighborhood of al-Hurriya.

Moreover, a bomb attack struck a commercial district in al-Ghazaliya neighborhood of western Baghdad, leaving one civilian dead and four others injured.

Elsewhere, in the town of Khalis, which lies in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala and 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Baghdad, two people were killed and nine others injured when two cars rigged with explosives went off in quick succession.

The explosion charred three cars parked nearby and caused substantial damage to a number of buildings in the area.

Iraqis walk past a burnt vehicle on October 6, 2015, a day after a car bomb explosion in a busy area in Hosseiniyah, situated approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad. (Photo by AFP)

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq says a total of 714 Iraqis were killed and 1,269 wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in October alone.

According to the UN mission, the number of civilian fatalities stood at 559. Violence also claimed the lives of 155 members of the Iraqi security forces. A great portion of the fatalities was recorded in Baghdad, where 298 civilians were killed.

The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by violence ever since Takfiri Daesh militants began their march through the Iraqi territory in June 2014. Army soldiers and Popular Mobilization units have joined forces and are seeking to take back militant-held regions in joint operations.

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