IS-claimed attack kills 18 in Iraq oasis town
Attackers armed with suicide vests, rifles and grenades killed 18 people in the Iraqi oasis town of Ain al-Tamer, many of them guests at a wedding party, officials said Monday. The attack, a rare occurrence in this region southwest of Baghdad, was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. "They were carrying Kalashnikovs, hand […]Abdelamir Hanoun reports for AFP:
Attackers armed with suicide vests, rifles and grenades killed 18 people in the Iraqi oasis town of Ain al-Tamer, many of them guests at a wedding party, officials said Monday.
The attack, a rare occurrence in this region southwest of Baghdad, was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.
"They were carrying Kalashnikovs, hand grenades. One of them blew himself up and the others were killed by the security forces," said the head of central Euphrates operations command, Qais Khalaf.
