Daesh claims responsibility for Iraq blast that killed 8
Daesh group has claimed responsibility for a suicide
bombing at a Baghdad market the previous day that killed 8 people.
The extremist group released a statement early on
Friday saying the bomber detonated his explosives vest at the Jamila
marketplace in Baghdad’s sprawling Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr City on
Thursday evening. Fifteen people were wounded.
Iraq’s security agencies have invested heavily in
securing Baghdad, the country’s capital, even as insurgents continue to stage
attacks in the countryside.
Iraqis are out late during the holy month of
Ramadan, when observant Muslims fast from dawn till sundown.
Hakim al-Zamily with the Sadrist political movement,
which enjoys wide support in Sadr City, said lax security was to blame and that
IS cells are taking advantage of slackened security measures in Baghdad.
