Iraqi army operations kill civilians

At least eight people were killed and 40 wounded in the western Anbar and northern Salahuddin provinces of Iraq in army operations against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, militants, officials said

Operations in Anbar's main district Fallujah killed 8 people, including two children and one woman, and another 35 injured according to Fallujah State Hospital's spokesperson.

In a separate incident, five people were wounded in Al-Shirqat city of Salahuddin.

Iraq saw a significant increase in sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims since June, when a coalition of armed opposition groups led by ISIL took control of large swathes of the country's predominantly Sunni provinces.

The latest wave of insurgency began when militants captured the city of Mosul on June 10 and soon afterwards took control of a number of other key cities and towns including Tikrit, Tal Afar, Fallujah and Baiji.