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Attacks in Iraq kill 14, wound 26; Shiites targeted in Karbala
[RUDAW.NET] At least 14 people were killed and 26 maimed in attacks near the Iraqi city of Karbala and in Fallujah on Monday, with ISIS claiming responsibility for the attacks.In Fallujah, ... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperityor a really nice place to raise your kids... two boom-mobiles rocked the city west of Baghdad, with security sources saying they targeted a police checkpoint. Eight people were killed and 20 maimed in those attacks, following which a curfew was declared in the city, according to news reports. An earlier attack targeted A’in Tamar, a town west of Karbala. "The security forces clashed with six jacket wallahs wearing explosives belts after they infiltrated into the al-Jihad neighborhood in A’in Tamar," Saad Ma’an, spokesperson of the Iraqi interior ministry, told al-Sharqiya TV. "Five of them were killed by the security forces and a sixth detonated his explosives after he was seized in a house," he said, adding that six people were killed in the attack and as many maimed. Rooters reported that the attack happened during the outset of the Shiite Arbayeen ceremonies, which mourn the Shiite saint Hussein and that attract thousands of people each year to what is the sect’s holiest city. ISIS warned in a statement that it plans to target Shiite members of the Iraqi army and police, Rooters reported. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-15 |
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