Two Baghdad car bombs kill at least 17

At least 17 people have been killed in two car bomb blasts in northern Baghdad neighbourhoods.

At least 17 people have been killed in two car bomb blasts in northern Baghdad neighbourhoods. (AAP)

Car bomb blasts in two northern Baghdad neighbourhoods have killed at least 17 people and wounded at least 57, medical and security sources say.

One of Friday's explosions went off near the Tigris River in the Graiat area, killing at least seven people and the other struck near a restaurant in the Adhamiyah district, killing 10, they said.

There was no immediate claim for the attacks but the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group has claimed much of the recent violence to hit the Iraqi capital and elsewhere in the country.

Baghdad is hit by near-daily bombings and shootings that kill hundreds of people each month.

And security forces, despite being deployed at checkpoints and other positions across the city, are consistently unable to prevent the attacks.

The violence comes as Iraqi security forces and pro-government fighters battle to push back the IS group, which has seized significant territory since June.