8 people killed, 6 wounded in Iraq in 24 hours

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Eight people were killed and six others were wounded in violent acts throughout Iraq during the last 24 hours, according to security sources who spoke to IraqiNews.com news agency. In Baghdad, a civilian was killed and two others were wounded on Thursday in a car bomb explosion in the southeast of the city. On Wednesday, one Iraqi soldier was killed and another was wounded when a U.S. patrol opened fire on them in al-Zaafaraniya area, southern Baghdad. In Mosul, U.S. forces on Thursday killed three brothers inside their house, in a raid operation south of the city, said a source from Ninewa province’s police. In Salah al-Din, a child was severely wounded on Wednesday noon by an explosive charge that targeted a U.S. patrol vehicle in Samarra, a security source said, adding that a beheaded body was found in a separate incident. In Basra, a woman on Wednesday was killed by a landmine in Jubeida area in the west of the province, according to the media office of the local police. MH (S)/SR 1