Mon Aug 29, 2016 21:47:52
An Islamic State (ISIS / Daesh / ISIL / IS) suicide bomber struck a wedding south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than a dozen, an Iraqi security official said.
Lieutenant General Qais al-Mohammedawi said five suicide bombers took part in the attack in the village of Ein Tamr, but that the other four were killed by security forces.
He said they were members of ISIS, which has stepped up attacks on security forces and the country’s Shia majority in recent months as it has suffered a string of battlefield setbacks.
The ISIS-linked Aamaq news agency said four ISIS fighters carried out the attack, leaving dozens dead or wounded.
Ein Tamr is about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of the Shia holy city of Karbala.
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