At least 2 killed in suicide bombing in north of Iraq's Baghdad

At least two soldiers were killed and five others wounded on Saturday in a suicide bomb attack targeting the Iraqi army at a town just north of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

The attack occurred around noon when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a checkpoint manned by Iraqi soldiers in the town of Tarmiyah, the source said on condition of anonymity.

No group has so far claimed the attacks, but the Islamic State (IS) militant group, in most cases, is responsible for such suicide bombings, targeting the security forces and areas where crowds of people gather, including markets, cafes and mosques across Iraq.

The Iraqi army and allied paramilitary units have been battling IS militants to recapture territories in northern and western Iraq that was seized by the IS since June 2014.

IS frequently carried out attacks against civilians and military across the country, causing huge number of causalities.

A report by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq estimated that 867 Iraqis were killed and 1,459 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflicts in May across Iraq. Endit