Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed; Blast in Sadr City

by | Apr 15, 2021 | 0 comments

At least seven people were killed, and 24 more were wounded:

In Baghdad, a suicide car bomber detonated a parked vehicle at a second-hand market in the Sadr City neighborhood. At least five people were killed, and 21 more were wounded.

Gunmen in Tuz Khormato killed one soldier and wounded two more.

A militia member was injured during a rocket attack on a Hashd al-Shaabi base near Bartala. The militia blamed Peshmerga for the attack, but they denied involvement.

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

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