Isis was behind the larger blast which hit a security checkpoint in the northern al-Husseiniya district, killing nine, according to the Amaq news agency which supports the group.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the second bombing, which targeted an army convoy in Arab al-Jabour, an area of date palm groves on Baghdad`s southern outskirts.
On Friday, a similar attack near a Shi’te mosque left nine people dead.
Broken trophies lie on the ground as people inspect the aftermath of a suicide bombing at a small football stadium in Iskandariya (AP)
Last month a suicide bomber blew himself up at a football stadium just in Iskandariya killing 30 people, including the city’s mayor Ahmed Shaker, and injuring 95 others.
The Iraqi government has come under increasing pressure as it moves to push the Isis insurgency out of the north and west of the country.
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