Three civilians wounded by mortar missiles, southwest of Kirkuk
ISIS members while firing mortar shells.
Speaking to Almaalomah website, the source said “a mortar missile was fired, today, by militants on a farm in central Hawija town, southwest of Kirkuk.”
The missile, according to the source, “left three people seriously injured near the blast scene.”
The injured were taken to hospital for treatment, the source added.
Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country. The group still has dormant cells, through which it carries out attacks, across Iraq like it used to do before 2014.
A total of 75 Iraqi civilians were killed, while 179 others were injured due to acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in September 2018, according to casualty figures by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Baghdad came on top of the worst affected Governorate, with 101 civilian casualties (31 killed, 70 injured), followed by Anbar (15 killed and 37 injured) and Salahuddin (09 killed and 38 injured).
In December, Iraq announced gaining control on all the territories that were captured by Islamic State, since 2014.