Saturday, October 15, 2016

Shootings And Bombings Rock Iraq On The Eve Of An Expected Military Offensive To Tretake Mosul



Reuters: Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq: police

Around 55 people were killed in Iraq in attacks on Saturday that targeted a Shi'ite Muslim gathering, a police check-point and the family of a Sunni paramilitary leader opposed to Islamic State, according to security and medical sources.

The escalation comes as Iraqi forces are getting ready to launch an offensive to take back Mosul, the last Iraqi city still under control of Islamic State, in northern Iraq.

The heaviest toll was caused by a suicide bomber who detonated an explosive vest in the middle of a Shi'ite gathering in Baghdad, killing at least 41 people and wounding 33.

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More News On Today's Terror Attacks In Iraq

Iraq violence: Dozens dead in Baghdad suicide attack on Shia -- BBC
Islamic State Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens at Baghdad Funeral -- WSJ
IS Suicide Bomber Strikes Baghdad Funeral Tent, Killing 35 -- AP
Iraq: Suicide bombing kills Shia worshippers -- Al Jazeera
At least 40 people killed in Isis suicide attack on crowded market in Baghdad during Shia festival -- The Independent
Over 50 killed, dozens wounded in 3 separate ISIS attacks in Iraq -- RT

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