IS claims Baghdad suicide bombing that killed 14

The Islamic State group claims responsibility for a suicide bombing in Baghdad that killed 14 people.

In an online statement, the group says the attack at a checkpoint in the Kadhimiyah neighborhood targeted a gathering of security forces and Shiite militia members.

The claims cannot be verified, but are posted on a militant website commonly used by the extremists.

Iraqi security forces stand guard at the site of a suicide bombing on July 24, 2016 near a checkpoint in the Kadhimiyah area, home to a major Shiite shrine, in northern Baghdad. (AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR)
Iraqi security forces stand guard at the site of a suicide bombing on July 24, 2016 near a checkpoint in the Kadhimiyah area, home to a major Shiite shrine, in northern Baghdad. (AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR)

— AP

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