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Iraq Daily Roundup: Baghdad Mosque Bombed; 44 Killed or Found Dead

Iraq Daily Roundup Baghdad Mosque Bombed Killed or Found Dead
Iraq Daily Roundup: Baghdad Mosque Bombed; 44 Killed or Found Dead

2019-06-22 00:00:00 - Source: Iraq News

At least 44 people were killed or found dead, and 25

people were wounded in recent violence:

Ten

people were killed in Baghdad, and more than 17

others were wounded. The attack took place at the gate to a Shi’ite Imam Mahdi mosque

in Baladiyat.

A mass grave in Adhba contained 29 bodies

belonging to security personnel killed during the Islamic State occupation.

A roadside bomb on a highway near Tikrit killed two

militiamen and wounded two more.

A bomber injured four

civilians and himself when he threw a grenade into a coffee shop in Khanaqin.

He was further injured when police shot at him.

A body bearing

gunshot wounds was discovered in Mansouriya.

Security forces killed one militant

and wounded two more in Anbar province.

A mass grave

containing Kuwaiti victims of the 1990 Gulf War was discovered in Muthanna

province.

And, protests in Basra resumed

on Thursday. Last summer, protests against corruption, pollution, and a lack of

jobs took place for weeks in Basra. So far, no clashes or casualties.

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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