Car bombing in Iraq’s Mosul kills one, injures 14

People gather around the incident site as security forces cordon the area after a road-side parked car-bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq on 30 May, 2017 [Visam Ziyad Muhammed/Anadolu Agency]

At least one civilian was killed and 14 others injured when a car bomb exploded late Thursday in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, Anadolu reports.

The bomb-laden car detonated on a main street in the city’s eastern side, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said in a statement.

It said the attack is thought to have been carried out by Daesh, and an extensive investigation has been launched in the area.

Iraq has suffered a devastating security vacuum since mid-2014 when Daesh captured Mosul and overran large swathes of territory in the northern and western parts of the country.

In late 2017, Baghdad declared victory over the notorious terrorist group following a three-year war that ended with the fall of Mosul, Daesh’s last major stronghold in Iraq.

The Iraqi army, however, continues to conduct frequent operations against Daesh “sleeper cells” which officials claim are still active in certain parts of the country.

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