KIRKUK: Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 30 in two cities north of Baghdad on Sunday, officials said. One bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at the southern entrance to Tikrit, while the other blew up an ambulance in Samarra, the officials said. Jassem al-Jbara, the head of Salaheddin province’s security committee, said the Tikrit attack killed 12 people and wounded 20, while six people died and 12 more were hurt in Samarra. IS issued a statement claiming the attacks, but said there were three suicide bombers: two who struck Samarra and the third hitting Tikrit. But aside from the names of the two bombers, the IS statement made no reference to Mosul.

Source: New Strait Times November 06, 2016 11:43 UTC