Terror bombings hit Iraq as Ramadi push continues to dislodge Islamic State militants

A wave of attacks across Iraq has killed at least 15 civilians, as government forces press on with their offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from a major city west of Baghdad.

In the Shi’ite-majority town of Khalis, about 80km north of the Iraqi capital, two explosives-laden cars were detonated.

The first car was parked inside a bus station and that explosion killed three and wounded 10, while the second car bomb ignited at the town’s outdoor market and left four civilians dead and eight injured.