Security and medical officials in Iraq say at least seven people have lost their lives and more than two dozen others sustained injuries in separate bombings and a shooting incident across the conflict-ridden country.
A police source, speaking on grounds of anonymity, said two civilians were killed and seven injured when an improvised explosive device went off in the city of Abu Ghraib, located 32 kilometers (20 miles) west of the capital, Baghdad, on Friday, the Arabic-language al-Baghdadia News news agency reported.
Security forces immediately cordoned off the site of the attack, and ambulance workers ferried the wounded to a nearby hospital.
Additionally, one civilian lost his life and four others suffered injuries when a roadside bomb was detonated in the village of Dulab, situated about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad.
Also on Friday, a bomb exploded near a bakery in the Sayyidah neighborhood of southern Baghdad, leaving one person killed and four others injured.
Another person was killed and five others wounded when an explosive device went off close to a drug warehouse in Baghdad’s western neighborhood of Harethia.
Elsewhere in the town of Madain, situated about 20 kilometers (14 miles) southeast of the capital, an armed man accidentally killed two relatives and wounded eight others at a wedding when he fired into the air with an assault rifle in celebration.
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq says a total of 717 Iraqis were killed and another 1,216 wounded in acts of violence and armed conflict in September alone.
According to the UN mission, the number of civilian fatalities stood at 537. Violence also claimed the lives of 180 members of the Iraqi security forces. A great portion of the fatalities was recorded in Baghdad, where 257 civilians were killed.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by violence ever since Daesh militants began their march through the Iraqi territory in June 2014.
Army soldiers and Popular Mobilization units have joined forces and are seeking to take back militant-held regions in joint operations.
