50 killed and wounded in ISIS car bomb in Iraq's Baquba, ISIS Anbar leader killed in airstrike
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A car bomb in the town of Baquba in Diyala province killed 12 and wounded 40 others on Monday evening.
"Close to a restaurant in the area of Shafta in Baquba, a car bomb went off, killing 12 people and wounding 40 others," said a Rudaw correspondent in Baquba.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility of the attack.
The ISIS announcement said that the car bomb had targeted a group of Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi militia.
ISIS’ attack on Baquba comes as the Pentagon released information that the Islamic State leader in Anbar province has been killed in an airstrike.
"Close to a restaurant in the area of Shafta in Baquba, a car bomb went off, killing 12 people and wounding 40 others," said a Rudaw correspondent in Baquba.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility of the attack.
The ISIS announcement said that the car bomb had targeted a group of Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi militia.
ISIS’ attack on Baquba comes as the Pentagon released information that the Islamic State leader in Anbar province has been killed in an airstrike.