
104 killed, 31 others injured in Baghdad:
The Spokesperson of Baghdad Operations Command, Saad Maan, stated in a press conference "104 terrorists were killed and 31 others injured in various areas in Baghdad in addition to arresting 18 escapees from Badoosh Prison in Tikrit." (Roi Kais) Ref. Source 6
North Iraq car bomb kills five:
A car bomb in a Kurdish-majority neighbourhood of the ethnically mixed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed five people on Wednesday evening, security and medical officials said. Twenty more people were wounded by the blast in the northern part of the tinderbox oil hub, which lies at the heart of territory Iraq's Kurds want to incorporate into their autonomous region Ref. Source 7
West Baghdad Suicide Bomb Kills Four:
A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a cafe in a predominantly-Shiite neighbourhood in west Baghdad on Sunday evening, killing at least four people, security and medical officials said. Ref. Source 3
Iraqi Militants Seize Country's Largest Dam:
Sunni militants from the Islamic State group on Thursday seized Iraq's largest dam, placing them in control of enormous power and water resources and access to the river that runs through the heart of Baghdad. Ref. Source 2
A least 68 killed in terror attack on Sunni mosque near Baghdad:
Militants targeted a Sunni mosque in a province next to the Iraqi capital during weekly prayers on Friday, killing at least 68 people and wounding over 50 as members of the Islamic State group continue to push through the area, officials said. Ref. Source 4