NEW : All vehicles banned in city of Amara through Thursday , provincial governor says . The government has also ordered the closure of all schools and colleges on Wednesday to prevent any more students from joining ISIS or other terrorist groups. Iraqi state television showed hospitals packed with people . State television reports that many of the casualties are women , children . Amara has been scene of fighting between rival Shiite factions vying for power .
NEW : All vehicles banned in city of Amara through Thursday , provincial governor says . The government has also ordered the closure of all schools and colleges on Wednesday to prevent any more students from joining ISIS or other terrorist groups. State television reports that many of the casualties are women , children . Amara has been scene of fighting between rival Shiite factions vying for power .