Five Killed in Baghdad and Mosul

Tuesday: 5 Killed, 10 Wounded

by | Oct 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

Insurgents significantly dialed down the violence today, but at least five Iraqis were killed in new attacks. Another 10 were wounded.

In Baghdad, gunmen killed two policemen guarding a checkpoint in Adil. Five people were wounded, including three civilians, when a bomb in Amiriya exploded.

In Mosul, a clash left one soldier dead and one wounded. A man was killed as he allegedly was building a bomb.

A bomb just south of Baghdad, near Jurf al-Sakhar, killed a local official.

Three people were wounded in a blast in Latifiya.

A roadside bomb in Qaim wounded a civilian.

A car bomb in Kirkuk left no casualties.

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

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