ISIS Car Bombs, Suicide Bomber Kill At Least 33 in Iraq Monday
Suicide bomber hit mosque in Baghdad as Shiite worshippers left
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Militants unleashed attacks on Iraq's majority Shiite community on Monday, killing at least 33 people, the latest in relentless assaults that have challenged the Shiite-led government as it battles the Sunni-led insurgency by the Islamic State group.
A suicide bomber hit a mosque in Baghdad as Shiite worshippers left after noon prayers, killing 17 people, while a triple car bombing in the holy city of Karbala killed 16.
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