Iraqi security forces defused a car-bomb west of Baghdad on Monday, according to the Baghdad Operations Command.
The explosive-laden vehicle was seized at a security checkpoint on the Abu Gharib road before being detonated in Baghdad, the command said in a statement. The car-bomb was defused without any casualties.
In mid-2014, Daesh overran roughly one third of Iraq, including the northern city of Mosul. By late 2017, the Iraqi army with the help of a US-led military coalition had managed to recover most if not all lost territories from the terrorist group.