Eight people killed in Baghdad attacks

By Ibrahim Salih

BAGHDAD (AA) – Eight people were killed and dozens injured in a spate of attacks Saturday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

An improvised device exploded in al-Husseiniya, northeast of Baghdad, killing two people and injuring nine others, police officer Yasser al-Mostafa told Anadolu Agency.

A Sunni tribal fighter and three family members were killed when unidentified people hurled a grenade on his vehicle in southern Baghdad, he said.

Two people were also killed and five others injured in two separate bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital.

Meanwhile, Iraqi forces shot dead a bomber, leaving seven people injured when his explosive belt exploded.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, though Iraqi authorities often point the finger at the Daesh terrorist group, which seized vast swathes of territory in northern and western Iraq in 2014.

On Friday, at least 16 people were killed in a double car bombing claimed by Daesh at a shopping mall in Baghdad.

Daesh has suffered defeats across Iraq and Syria in recent months, leading some observers to predict a rise in bombings on soft civilian targets as its military strength is eroded.