At Least 20 Killed in Three Terrorist Suicide Bombings in Iraq

Three suicide bombers targeted Iraqi forces in the Baghdad area and the country’s south on Monday, killing at least 10 people, security and medical officials said.

The morning attacks also wounded at least 45 people, the sources said.

One bomber targeted a joint police and army checkpoint in north Baghdad, while two others struck pro-government paramilitaries on a street in Mishahada, north of the capital, and in a restaurant in Nasiriyah in southern Iraq.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) takfiri group frequently carries out suicide bombings in Iraq targeting civilians and security forces.

ISIL occupies large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014, but Iraqi forces have since regained significant ground.