Iraq: Islamic State jihadis open fire on 'heretic' funeral procession, murder 13 people, injure 45

[duluxe]

https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/ove...uneral-procession-in-northern-iraq-1.81155165

Baghdad: An attack on a funeral procession in northern Iraq has claimed a number of victims, Iraq’s military said in a statement on Friday.

The military said the “terrorist’’ attack in the province of Salahaddin resulted in a “number of victims’’ but did not provide specific figures.

An Iraqi security official, however, said 13 people had been killed and 45 injured, among them police and civilians, and that armed militants had opened fire on the crowd.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity said the attack had been perpetrated by the Daesh group.

The military said it will provide details once an investigation is complete.

Northern Iraq has been a hotspot for Daesh activity since their territorial defeat in 2017 by Iraqi security forces with assistance from the US-led coalition. Iraqi forces routinely carry out anti-Daesh operations in the rugged mountainous northern region and the deserts of western Iraq where they are known to be holed up….

 

[syed putra]

It was a funeral. Might as well make it for more .