Seven dead in Iraq bombings

Seven people have been killed in bomb attacks in Iraq, including four Shiite militiamen who answered a government call to confront Sunni militants from the Islamic State (IS) group.

A roadside bomb targeted a convoy of militiamen, killing four fighters and wounding seven in the area of Iskandariyah, just south of Baghdad, police said.

Iraqi troops and Shiite militiamen have joined forces in a bid to fight the IS group, which has seized large swaths of land in the country’s north and west.

Police also said a bomb went off near an outdoor market in Baghdad’s Shiite district of Obeidi, killing three shoppers and wounding 12.

Medical officials confirmed the casualties.