Baghdad car bombings kill 4

Two powerful car bomb explosions have targeted an area near a hospital in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least four people.

Reports say the car bombs went off near a hospital in the capital’s Mahmoudia suburb, leaving tens of others injured.

The explosions reportedly took place during the early hours of the morning with medical sources saying the death toll is expected to rise. 

Iraqi police are currently investigating the incident.

The attacks come as Iraqi forces backed by volunteers are fighting against Takfiri militants from the ISIL terrorist group on several fronts across the country.

The ISIL terrorists control large areas of Syria’s east and north. The group sent back its Takfiri militants into Iraq in June, seizing large parts of land straddling the border between Syria and Iraq.

Iraqi officials hold Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and some other Persian Gulf Arab states responsible for the rise in terrorism in the country.

ISIL terrorists have been carrying out horrific acts of violence, including public decapitations and crucifixions.

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