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Bombings, shooting attacks leave seven Iraqis dead in, near Baghdad

Wednesday, 30 December 2015 11:07 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 30 December 2015 11:07 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. (AP photo)

At least seven people have lost their lives and nearly three dozen others sustained injuries in a series of bomb attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, over the past two days.

Security and medical officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said two people were killed and five others injured on Wednesday morning when an improvised explosive device went off close to fish farms in the town of Mada’in, located about 20 kilometers (14 miles) southeast of the capital, Arabic-language al-Baghdadia satellite television network reported.

Separately, a bomb detonated close to a commercial district in Baghdad's northeastern neighborhood of Ur, leaving one civilian dead and six others injured.

Five soldiers also sustained injuries on Wednesday when an explosion struck an army checkpoint in the town of Tarmiyah, situated about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Baghdad.

On Tuesday, a civilian was killed and nine others were injured when a blast ripped through a commercial district in the capital's southwestern Suwaib neighborhood.

A bomb attack also targeted an outdoor market in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Shaab, killing one civilian and wounding eight others.

Moreover, unidentified armed men fatally shot a civilian in Sadr City. Another civilian was also gunned down in the Nairiyah neighborhood of northern Baghdad.

An explosion in Baghdad's central neighborhood of Camp Sareh also left two civilians injured on Tuesday.

People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad’s southwestern suburb of Hay al-Amal, Iraq, on November 13, 2015. (AP photo)

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq says a total of 888 Iraqis were killed and 1,237 wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in November alone.

According to the UN mission, the number of civilian fatalities stood at 489. Violence also claimed the lives of 399 members of the Iraqi security forces. A great portion of the fatalities was recorded in Baghdad, where 325 civilians were killed.

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

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