Car bomb blast kills at least 23 in south Baghdad as Isis retaliate for Mosul gains

Isis has claimed responsibility for a car bomb on 20 March that killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 45. Isis has recently intensified its campaign of violence in the capital while a 100,000-strong alliance of Iraqi forces extends its advances against the group in Mosul.

Isis has claimed responsibility for a car bomb on 20 March that killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 45. Isis has recently intensified its campaign of violence in the capital while a 100,000-strong alliance of Iraqi forces extends its advances against the group in Mosul.