A suicide bombing claimed by the ISIS terrorist killed at least eight people near a Shia mosque in eastern Baghdad.
Baghdad:
A suicide bombing claimed by the ISIS terrorist killed at least eight people near a Shia mosque in eastern Baghdad today, security and medical officials said.
The blast in the Obeidi area also wounded at least 19 people, the officials said.
ISIS claimed the attack in a statement posted online, saying a bomber identified as "Abu Salem" carried it out with an explosives-rigged belt.
ISIS considers Shia to be heretics, and frequently targets them with bombings in crowded areas of the capital.
ISIS overran large areas north and west of Baghdad last year, and while Iraqi forces have retaken significant territory north of the capital, much of the country's west remains under terrorist control.
Bombings in Baghdad have become less frequent since the ISIS offensive last year, apparently because the jihadists have been occupied with fighting elsewhere.
The blast in the Obeidi area also wounded at least 19 people, the officials said.
ISIS claimed the attack in a statement posted online, saying a bomber identified as "Abu Salem" carried it out with an explosives-rigged belt.
ISIS considers Shia to be heretics, and frequently targets them with bombings in crowded areas of the capital.
ISIS overran large areas north and west of Baghdad last year, and while Iraqi forces have retaken significant territory north of the capital, much of the country's west remains under terrorist control.
Bombings in Baghdad have become less frequent since the ISIS offensive last year, apparently because the jihadists have been occupied with fighting elsewhere.
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