ISIL claims Baghdad election rally attack: statement
Baghdad (AFP) April 25, 2014 - A powerful jihadist group claimed a dual bombing at a Shiite political rally in Baghdad on Friday, according to a statement posted on jihadist forums, just days before national elections. "Abu Aisha al-Iraqi and Abu Osama al-Iraqi... managed to enter a gathering of infidels... during their parade in Sadr City and blew up their suicide belts," said the statement attributed to the Islamic Stat ... more

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