Suicide bombing kills 12 in Iraq
A suicide car bomb killed 12 Shiite militiamen and Iraqi soldiers Monday in a town north of Baghdad, authorities said, sparking a battle between security forces and ISIS fighters, The Associated Press reported.
The suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a gathering of soldiers and Shiite fighters in the town of Abasiyat, just south of Tikrit, 130 kilometers north of Baghdad, police said.
Police and hospital officials said the attack killed 10 militiamen and two soldiers, while wounding 18 people.
Clashes between Iraqi security forces and militants from ISIS erupted immediately after the attack, police said, though the extremists did not immediately claim responsibility for the bombing.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to journalists.