Suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq village
MOSUL (AFP) – A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle rigged with
explosives in a village in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing 15 people,
while two died in other attacks, officials said.
The suicide
bombing tore through a residential area of Al-Muwaffaqiyah, a village
east of Mosul that is mainly populated by members of the Shabak
minority.
A bomb also exploded near the house of a Shabak family
in Mosul itself, killing a child and wounding three people, while a
policeman was gunned down in his home south of the city.
The 30,000-strong Shabak community mostly live near Iraq’s border with Turkey.
They
speak a distinct language and largely follow a faith that is a blend of
Shiite Islam and local beliefs, and are periodically targeted in
attacks by militants.
Last month, another suicide bomber targeted a Shabak funeral near Mosul, killing 26 people and wounding 46.
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