TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Islamic State of Iraq and as-Syam (ISIS) group has claimed responsibility for a wave of car bombs in mostly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad which killed at least 28 people on Saturday, July 19, 2014.
A voice recording was uploaded to the internet saying that two of the attacks on Baghdad were done by suicide bombers named Abu al-Qaaqa al-Amani and Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Shami. Dailymail reported that the names show that the perpetrators were of Germany and Syria origin.
A statement was also made by the Mujahidin Daulah Islamiyyah through their official Twitter account, @baghdadfawares1. The group said that the other 4 car bombs were detonated remotely. ISIS said that the bombs were aimed at security officials and volunteers of the Shi’a fighting against the Sunni militants.
"The blessed operation has killed and injured more than 150 people," said the account. They also threatened to carry out an even larger attack.
Although the authenticity of the recording is yet to be confirmed, the Iraqi government said that the statement was aired on a frequency frequently used by ISIS. The five car bombs last Saturday were the largest attack in Baghdad since ISIS launched their attacks to take over the northern region of Iraq last month.
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