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Iraq: ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Shiite Militia

HeadlineFeb 20, 2018

In Iraq, ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack against a Shiite militia that left more than two dozen fighters dead on Sunday night. Last month, ISIS militants also carried out a double suicide bombing in the capital Baghdad, which killed at least 27 people. All this comes after, in December, the Iraqi government declared victory in the 3-year fight against ISIS.

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