The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 15 people and injured 16 at a wedding party near the holy Shia city of Karbala late on Sunday. Five assailants including the suicide bomber attacked the celebration in Ain al-Tamr, west of Karbala in southern Iraq, firing machine guns and throwing hand grenades, the police said. But it remains in control of parts of northern and western Iraq and continues to claim bombings all over the country, targeting mainly Shia districts and cities. A statement on the Amaq news agency that supports ISIS said the attack was carried out by four of its suicide fighters against a "gathering" of Shias. Initial reports in local media late, citing security sources, blamed the killings on a dispute between two tribes at the wedding party.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2016 08:38 UTC