A car bomb in eastern Baghdad claimed by Islamic State killed six civilians and wounded 15 on Thursday, police and medics said.
The Amaq news agency, which supports Islamic State, said a parked car loaded with explosives in the al-Obeidi area had targeted a gathering of Shi’ite Muslims, whom the ultra-hardline Sunni group considers apostates, reports Reuters.
Attacks across Baghdad in the past week, some claimed by Islamic State, have killed more than 60 people, with violence escalating as U.S.-backed Iraqi forces try to drive the militants from the northern city of Mosul.
