Iraqi security forces close the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a gathering of construction workers in the eastern New Baghdad neighborhood, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Separate suicide bombings ripped through busy commercial areas in Shiite-dominated neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing and wounding civilians, officials said. (Karim Kadim/Associated Press)BAGHDAD — Separate suicide bombings ripped through busy commercial areas in Shiite-dominated neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 17 civilians, officials said. Blood stains the ground at the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a gathering of construction workers in the eastern New Baghdad neighborhood, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Iraqi officials have said they plan to retake the city by the end of the year.

Source: Washington Post September 27, 2016 08:51 UTC