ISIS claims responsibility for Iraq attacks
(VOVWORLD) - The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s suicide attacks that killed at least 52 and injured 91 in Nasriyah city, southern Iraq.
 Investigators at the scene of the Nasriyah attack, Iraq, on September 14, 2017 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) |
ISIS gunmen on Thursday attacked a restaurant in Nasriyah, before fleeing in a vehicle and exploding it at a nearby security checkpoint. The attackers were reported to have disguised themselves as members of Hashed al-Shaabi, a paramilitary group that once cooperated with anti-ISIS forces in northern Iraq.