Two bomb kills 21 people in Iraq, the two Kurdish parties targeted post

Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant reportedly admitted responsibility.

Two bomb kills 21 people in Iraq, the two Kurdish parties targeted post


At least 21 people were killed as two bombs targeting the offices of two Kurdish political parties in northern Iraq.

Government sources said the car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near the headquarters of the United Patriotic Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Communist Party in Tuz Khurmatu.

When residents gathered at the scene, a truck bomb detonated, Monday, June 9.

The previous day, Sunday (08/06) at least 17 people died in the bombing of the PUK office and Kurdish security building in Jalawla.
Click the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) reportedly admitted responsibility for the attack on Sunday and Monday.
Sectarian Violence

The Iraqi government blamed the militant jihadi group, which also operates in neighboring Syria, for the increase in sectarian violence.

Approximately 800 Iraqis, including 603 civilians, have been killed since the attacks in May, according to UN data. While last year that killed jumlaj reached 8,860 souls.

On Saturday last week, people suspected militia members ISIS hostage hundreds of people in Anbar University in Ramadi.

They are all expected to attack security forces freed, but the House leadership Monday Anbar province, al-Sabah told reporters Karhout 15 members are still missing.

Parts of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, and most of the nearby city of Falluja, controlled by ISIS and its allies since the end of December.

BBC