BAGHDAD (AFP) -
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 Islamic State jihadist group frequently carries out
suicide bombings in Iraq targeting civilians and security forces.
IS
overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014, but Iraqi forces
have since regained significant ground with the assistance of US-led
air strikes and training.
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