Fresh Attacks, Clashes Leave 26 Dead, 32 Wounded Across Iraq

by | May 2, 2014 | 1 Comment

At least 26 people were killed and 32 more were wounded in the latest attacks.

In Anbar:

Five civilians were killed and 10 more were wounded in ongoing shelling in Falluja.

A bomb in Rutba killed two civilians.

In Abu Ghraib, a roadside bomb killed one soldier and wounded five more.

Seven militants were killed in Ramadi.

An unknown number of militants were hurt when border forces forced them back to the Syria near al-Khafsa.

A clash occurred in al-Sgar.

The governor accused militants of booby-trapping civilian homes and livestock in revenge for rejecting them.

Elsewhere:

A suicide bomber killed five security personnel and wounded six others on a highway near Dujail.

In Sinjar, gunmen killed two Yazidis.

A security operation in al-Safra left three gunmen dead and two more wounded.

In Baghdad, four civilians were wounded in a blast in the Bayaa neighborhood.

In Mosul, a bomb wounded three policemen.

Gunmen injured two policemen in Shirqat.

Militants attacked military bases in Jurf al-Sakhar and Fadhiliya, but the number of casualties was not reported.

A kidnapping victim was rescued in Suwayra.

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

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