BAGHDAD,(ST)_At least 9 people have been killed and 23 others wounded in a wave of terrorist attacks north Baghdad, police officials said Friday
The Associated Press (AP) quoted the police officials as saying the first attack took place today morning when a bomb exploded near a market in Baghdad’s northeastern suburb of Husseiniyah, killing four people and wounding nine others.
Just north of Baghdad, a bomb blast targeting an outdoor market killed three people and wounded 12 others in the Sabaa al-Bour area.
Also, gunmen in a speeding car sprayed an army checkpoint with bullets, killing two soldiers and wounding two others in in the town of Tarmiyah, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Baghdad.
Two days ago, the Iraqi army’s operations leadership confirmed dismantling a terrorist cell linked to the ISIS [Its Arabic acronym is Daesh] that was responsible for booby trapping motorcycles and parking them in different areas in Baghdad.
Compiled by : B. Qaddour