At least seven Iraqis were killed and 16 others were wounded on a fairly quiet day. Meanwhile, the environment ministry said Iraq is home to a quarter of Iraq’s landmines, many of them dating to the 1960s. Karbala is just one area that is littered with them.
A bombing at a car dealership near the Syrian border in Baaj three dead and seven wounded.
In Baghdad, a sticky bomb wounded a provincial council member. A pair of bombs killed two people and wounded six more in northern Baghdad.
In Mosul, gunmen killed a jeweler and police found a body.
A bombing in Amara left two wounded.
Three suspects were arrested in Baquba.
Two suspects were detained in Kirkuk.
