At least two Iraqi civilians and one army officer were
killed Monday when two bombs went off in different parts of the
capital, according to an Iraqi police officer.
One explosive device went off near an army patrol in northern
Baghdad’s Al-Tarmiya district, Yasser al-Mustafa, a police
captain.
An army first lieutenant was instantly killed by the blast while
three other people were injured, al-Mustafa said.
In Baghdad’s Abu Dasheer neighborhood, meanwhile, two civilians
were killed -- and another eight injured -- when a bomb tore
through a market, according to the same source.
As of midday, no group had claimed responsibility for the twin
blasts.
Iraq has suffered a devastating security vacuum since mid-2014,
when the Daesh terrorist group overran large swathes of territory
in the northern and western parts of the country.