Iraq Daily Roundup: Bus Bombing Near Holy City; 30 Killed Across Country

by | Sep 20, 2019 | 0 Comments

At least 30 people were killed, and nine people were wounded in recent violence:

A man left a remote-controlled bomb on a mini-bus traveling near the holy city of Karbala. When the bus arrived at a checkpoint, it was detonated. The blast killed 12 civilians and wounded five more. A suspect was arrested.

Gunmen on a motorcycle killed two people and wounded another near Dujaili.

In Mosul, a mukhtar was shot dead.

Near Jalawla in Umm al-Hanta, a bomb placed under a tractor wounded three farmers.

Turkish warplanes targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) guerrillas based around Gara left 15 guerrillas dead.

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

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