Baghdad: Attacks targeting Shiites in Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group, including a suicide bombing at a funeral in a mosque, killed at least 19 people Friday, officials said.
The suicide bombing inside the Al-Ashara al-Mubashareen mosque in the Amil area of south Baghdad killed at least 17 people and wounded 33, the officials said.
Two officials said the funeral was for a member of the volunteer paramilitary forces known as the Popular Mobilisation units.
ISIS said in an online statement that it carried out two attacks in Sadr City and one at a funeral in Amil, but that all three were suicide bombings.
The Popular Mobilisation units, dominated by Iranian-backed Shiite militias, are some of the most effective forces in the battle against IS, which overran large parts of the country last year.
The suicide bombing inside the Al-Ashara al-Mubashareen mosque in the Amil area of south Baghdad killed at least 17 people and wounded 33, the officials said.
Two officials said the funeral was for a member of the volunteer paramilitary forces known as the Popular Mobilisation units.
ISIS said in an online statement that it carried out two attacks in Sadr City and one at a funeral in Amil, but that all three were suicide bombings.
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The Popular Mobilisation units, dominated by Iranian-backed Shiite militias, are some of the most effective forces in the battle against IS, which overran large parts of the country last year.
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