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Six killed, 15 wounded in suicide bombing in Baghdad
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- 04 June, 2016
- 11:47
Baku. 4 June. REPORT.AZ/ Six people were killed, including four soldiers, and 15 were wounded on Saturday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest near an army checkpoint in Tarmiya, a town just north of Baghdad, police and medical sources said, Report informs referring to the Reuters.
The bombing comes as the Iraqi army tries to capture Falluja, a stronghold of Islamic State west of the capital.
Several bombings have hit Baghdad since the offensive on Falluja started on May 23.
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