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Iraqi soldiers hold a position on the frontline on the outskirts of Makhmur, about 280 kilometres north of the capital Baghdad. Picture: AFP/ SAFIN HAMED
IRAQI officials say a suicide bombing against a security check point in northern Baghdad has killed at least 10 people.
A police officer says a bomber on foot detonated his device at one of the entrances of the Shiite district of Kadhimiyah, killing at least eight civilians and two policemen.
At least 22 other people were wounded.
A medical official confirmed the casualty figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to release information.
No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack which bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. Security forces and public areas, mainly in Shiite neighbourhoods, are one of the most frequent targets for the extremist group, which controls key areas in mainly northern and western Iraq.
Just yesterday the Islamic State group claimed they were behind an attack on a protest march in the Afghan capital, Kabul, that killed at least 61 people and wounded 200.
Two fighters “detonated explosive belts at a gathering of Shia†in Kabul.
Thousands from the Hazara minority had been marching to demand changes to the route of a planned power line. The Taliban condemns.