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| Iraq conflict: IS suicide attack on wedding kills 17 | Iraq conflict: IS suicide attack on wedding kills 17 |
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| A suicide car bomb attack on a wedding west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 17 people and injured many more. | A suicide car bomb attack on a wedding west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 17 people and injured many more. |
| The Islamic State group (IS) said it carried out the attack in the town of Ameriyat Falluja, and had targeted local Sunni Muslim officials. | |
| Young men from the area have joined a Sunni tribal militia which has been fighting IS. | Young men from the area have joined a Sunni tribal militia which has been fighting IS. |
| It was the second attack claimed by IS in the region in recent days. | It was the second attack claimed by IS in the region in recent days. |
| On Monday, twin suicide bombings killed at least six people in the city of Falluja, which is north-west of Ameriyat Falluja. | |
| In June, Iraqi forces declared Falluja "fully liberated" from IS after more than a month of heavy fighting. | |
| The jihadist group is under intense pressure further north where a month-long government offensive is trying to drive them out of the city of Mosul. | The jihadist group is under intense pressure further north where a month-long government offensive is trying to drive them out of the city of Mosul. |
| Bad weather on Thursday forced Iraqi forces to pause their advance. The military said poor visibility was hindering the ability of warplanes to provide cover. | Bad weather on Thursday forced Iraqi forces to pause their advance. The military said poor visibility was hindering the ability of warplanes to provide cover. |
| IS fighters were putting up fierce resistance, using snipers, booby traps and suicide car bombs but the army said troops would secure eastern areas they had entered. | IS fighters were putting up fierce resistance, using snipers, booby traps and suicide car bombs but the army said troops would secure eastern areas they had entered. |