MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the broadcaster’s preliminary information, the attack on Baiji was carried out by a suicide bomber.
On August 14, the Islamic State (ISIL) jihadist group attacked an area on the outskirts of Baiji using car bombs and clashed with members of the Iraqi Army and Shiite militias.
ISIL is a radical Sunni group that has seized vast areas in Iraq and Syria. It aims to establish an Islamic caliphate on the occupied territories.
