Reuters: Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three suicide attacks claimed by Islamic State killed at least 60 people in southern Iraq on Thursday, a health official and police sources said, suggesting a shift in the ultra-hardline group’s tactics since it lost control of its stronghold in Mosul.
Iraqi and Kurdish security officials say the Sunni militants are likely to wage a guerrilla war in Iraq after their self-proclaimed caliphate in Mosul collapsed.
Islamic State is also under siege in the Syrian city of Raqqa, its operational base for attacks in the Middle East and the West.
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WNU Editor: I have a sinking feeling that this (i.e. suicide attacks) is going to be the new normal in Iraq from now on.
More News On Today's Multiple Suicide Attacks In Southern Iraq
Double attack in southern Iraq kills more than 80 -- Washington Post
At Least 50 Killed in Twin Attacks in Southern Iraq -- Voice of America
Twin suicide attacks leave dozens dead in southern Iraq -- Al Jazeera
Suicide attacks kill at least 50 in Iraq -- DW
IS claims responsibility for triple attack in southern Iraq -- Kurdistan 24
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