The Islamic State group regularly stages attacks in Iraq, where it has lost swathes of territory to US-backed pro-government forces
Nasiriyah, Iraq, AFP, 14 September 2017 - Gunmen and suicide car bombers on Thursday killed at least 52 people near the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, in an attack claimed by Islamic State group.
The attackers struck at midday, opening fire on a restaurant before getting into a car and blowing themselves up at a nearby security checkpoint, officials said.
Security sources said the attackers were disguised as members of the Hashed al-Shaabi, a mainly Shiite paramilitary alliance which has fought alongside the army and police against the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Iraq.
The toll from the attacks was 52 dead and 91 wounded, including Iranians, said Abdel Hussein al-Jabri, deputy health chief for the mainly Shiite province of Dhiqar of which Nasiriyah is the capital.
Jabri told AFP that many of the wounded were in serious condition.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks in a statement carried by its Amaq propaganda arm.
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