Fifteen people killed in suicide attacks in Iraq
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    • (OCTOBER 14-20)

    According to Iraqi official sources, suicide bombers targeted police and local officials in Rawa, northwest of Baghdad, killing eight people, while seven died in other attacks in Iraq. The attacks come as Iraq witnesses its worst violence since 2008. The dead from suicide bombings included three members of the local council for the Rawa area of Anbar province, three police, a child and another person, while 28 people were wounded. Police Captain Mohammed Ahmed al-Rawi said two suicide bombers on foot and another driving a vehicle rigged with explosives attacked the police headquarters for the area, while another driving a vehicle hit an army checkpoint at the town’s entrance. Another three bombers on foot and a fourth in a vehicle attacked the local administrative headquarters. Local council member Suhaib al-Rawi said officials were meeting at the building when the bombers struck. Militants, including those linked to Al Qaeda, frequently target Iraqi security forces and other government employees. 1

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