Two persons were killed and seven others wounded on Monday when a suicide car bombing struck eastern Baghdad.

A security official said that a suicide car bombing exploded in the Jamila neighborhood of Sadr City, leaving two people dead and seven others wounded.

Security forces encircled the area of the accident and ambulances transported the wounded to hospitals while bodies of the dead were transferred to the forensic examination, security official added.

On the other hand, Iraqi forces surrounded Al Ayadieh area of Tal Afar City from the north in preparation for breaking into the city to liberate it from Daesh terrorist group, reporting the National Iraqi News Agency quoting the Popular Mobilization Forces' (PMF) media as saying.

Iraqi forces surrounding Al Ayadieh area of Tal Afar City are backed by the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) to liberate the city, the Agency added.

Source: MENA