Two suicide bomb attacks target compound in Iraq's Ramadi

Published April 16th, 2014 - 12:55 GMT
Two suicide bombers in Ramadi targeted the Anbar provincial capital's government headquarters (File Archive/AFP)
Two suicide bombers in Ramadi targeted the Anbar provincial capital's government headquarters (File Archive/AFP)

Agence France Presse reported Wednesday that two suicide bombers left five people dead in Iraq's Ramadi.

According to medical and police sources, the bombers attacked two separate entrances of a government compounded located in the Anbar provincial capital that includes the governor's office, the provincial council building and a military headquarters. 

The attack left three soldiers, a policeman and a civilian dead. Twelve others were wounded. 

Ramadi was overrun by anti-government militants late last year, but has been under government control since January this year. 

Mortar attacks in Saba Al Bur also left two soldiers dead and wounded nine others Wednesday. A roadside bomb was also reported to have killed one in the area as well. 

Over 380 people have been killed in Iraq in this month alone thus far. 

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