Baghdad , Baghdad and the city of Baghdad are all the scenes of deadly violence on Sunday . A car bomb in Mosul claimed the lives of four people , including two soldiers . Mosul , which is in Nineveh province , has a largely Sunni population and is about 420 kilometers ( about 261 miles ) north of Baghdad . Iraqi security forces are conducting a large - scale operation against al Qaeda .
Baghdad , Baghdad and the city of Baghdad are all the scenes of deadly violence on Sunday . A car bomb in Mosul claimed the lives of four people , including two soldiers . Iraqi security forces are conducting a large - scale operation against al Qaeda .