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

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

2019-09-21 00:00:00 - Source: Iraq News

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.

Author: Margaret Griffis

Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has

been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006.





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