Iraq

Bloody attack on Shiite Shrine in Iraq

In an attack on a Mausoleum in the Shia in the Iraqi city of Balad, at least 30 people have been killed. In addition, there were about 50 wounded. Shortly afterwards, a claim of responsibility appeared.

In may the predominantly Shi’ite town of Balad was once the target of a bloody attack

The fact have happened in, around 80 kilometers North of Baghdad location Balad, said security sources. A suicide bomber had blown themselves up at the entrance gate of the mausoleum of Seyed Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi in the air. After several Gunmen had opened fire. At least one of them had blown up in the air, another had been shot by a sentry of the mausoleum before he can bring his explosive belt to have Explosion. At the same time the area had come under rocket fire. The Sunni extremist militia “Islamic state” (IS) known for the terrorist attack.

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On Sunday the assassination had been killed in a suicide on a shopping street in a predominantly Shia part of Baghdad, at least 292 people. To known this fact, the IS-militia, which is fighting the troops in the North and West of the country against the government. The Sunni IS militia are perpetrated again and again, attacks on civilians in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities. The most recent blood did reinforce the concern that it could lead to another Flare up of the conflict between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq.

The town of Balad was already on 13. May the target of a fire attack, the IS-militia. According to the authorities, five or six armed IS members attacked in uniforms of the security forces, around midnight, a cafe with grenades and firearms. At least 16 people were killed. The attacker had fled in the surrounding area. Four of them had approached blown up in the air, as your tracker security forces and residents. Among the deaths of several police officers and members of the Shiite were militias self-defense. The Sunni IS known in a statement on the Internet to the attacks.

kle/mak (rtr, afp, dpa)