There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but the IS carries out frequent bombings targeting civilians in Iraq

Iraq: Car bomb kills at least 7 in Tikrit near Baghdad

Bashiqa, to the east of Mosul, is now 'under complete control' of the Kurdish peshmerga forces

Battle for Mosul: Kurdish forces reclaim Bashiqa from Islamic State

Baghdadi's escape is likely to complicate matters for Iraqi and coalition forces fighting the Islamic State

Islamic State chief Baghdadi escapes Iraqi Army's final assault: UK

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi made the announcement in a televised broadcast

Iraq PM announces operation to 'liberate' Mosul from IS

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Iraq: Car bomb kills at least 7 in Tikrit near Baghdad

Battle for Mosul: Kurdish forces reclaim Bashiqa from Islamic State

Islamic State chief Baghdadi escapes Iraqi Army's final assault: UK

Iraq PM announces operation to 'liberate' Mosul from IS