Overview

• Eleven civilians were killed in a roadside bomb and gun attack in the area of Muqdadiyah in Diyala province, eastern Iraq.
• The attack targeted a vehicle returning from an electoral meeting and then opened fire on rescuers and bystanders.
• The attack is suspected to be carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), although no group has claimed responsibility.
• Diyala province has seen periodic attacks by Islamic State cells and sporadic violence due to sectarian tensions and fighting between rival militias.
• The governor of Diyala, Muthanna al-Tamimi, and Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Kurdish region to the north, have called for greater cooperation between security forces and the U.S.-led international coalition against IS.