74 Killed in Iraq, Including Family Fleeing ISIS

by | Jul 27, 2016 | 0 comments

At least 74 people were killed and nine were wounded:

In Shirqat, a roadside bomb killed a woman and her four daughters who were all trying to fleeing Daesh territory.

A Shi’ite militiaman was killed and four were wounded in a blast in Abu Ghraib.

In Baghdad, a policeman was killed in a bombing in Adil. A bomb in Amil wounded five people. A bomb targeted a Shi’ite militia headquarters in Karrada. Security forces killed a militant.

In Hit and Mesariya, strikes left 34 militants dead.

Strikes on Gananiya killed 11 militants.

In Mosul, an airstrike killed a militant judge. Separate strikes left 10 militants dead.

Nine militants were killed in a strike on Khalidiya.

Strikes on Qayara killed a militant bomb expert and several others.

Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006.

Join the Discussion!

We welcome thoughtful and respectful comments. Hateful language, illegal content, or attacks against Antiwar.com will be removed.

For more details, please see our Comment Policy.