
Update: IS says it was behind deadly suicide attacks in Baghdad
The Islamic State (IS) group has said it was behind a double suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Thursday that killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 100. The target had been Shia Muslims, a statement from the Sunni Islamist militant group’s Amaq news agency said, it was the biggest suicide attack in Baghdad for three years. The bombers blew themselves up among a crowd of shoppers at a second-hand clothes market in Tayaran Square. The admission by the jihadist group, made via its accounts on the messaging app Telegram, came several hours after the attack, … Continue reading Update: IS says it was behind deadly suicide attacks in Baghdad