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Iraqi Official: 4 Blasts Hit Baghdad, 14 Wounded

Associated Press

   BAGHDAD - A senior Iraqi security official said Saturday thatfour bombs
   hadexploded in Baghdad, wounding 14 people.

   The official said the bombs targeted commercial districts in east,
   south, central and west Baghdad.The official spoke on condition of
   anonymity in line with regulations.

   There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.

   Iraq declared victory against the Islamic State group in 2017, but the
   group continues to carry out attacks through sleeper cells.

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