A suicide car bomb went off at the entrance of a petrol station allocated for police vehicles in eastern Baghdad on Thursday killing at least three people and wounding 20, police said. According to Reuters, thick black smoke was seen rising from the scene.
At least 36 people died across the country Wednesday in car bombs, mortar attacks and drive-by shootings. Police also found 29 bodies.
Meanwhile, Iraq is set to take control of its armed forces command on Thursday. The much-awaited ceremony, which will put the Iraqi prime minister in direct control of the military, comes five days after it was originally scheduled. The government abruptly called off the original ceremony at the last minute, the AP reported.
The U.S. and the Iraqis did not publicly specify many details of the disagreement, other than to say it was more procedural than substantive.
