IS claims Karbala attack on Iraqi troops
BAGHDAD — The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack on Iraqi troops outside Karbala that left one dead, according to a statement from the group.
The attack late Saturday came as Iraqi forces prepare an assault on an IS-held town west of Mosul after the country’s prime minister declared victory over the extremists in the country’s second-largest city in July.
The IS-claimed suicide car bomb attack late Saturday struck a checkpoint outside Karbala and injured two others, according to Iraqi Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, spokesman for the Joint Military Command.
The IS statement said the attack targeted a cement factory outside Karbala and resulted in dozens of casualties.