Dozens Die in Attack on Sunni Mosque in Iraq

Dozens of people were killed in an attack on a Sunni mosque in Iraq's Diyala Province during Friday prayers. Sunni religious authorities are blaming Shi'ite militiamen for the attack, while government military commanders are blaming Islamic State militants. The attack threatens to undercut Iraqi government attempts to forge a unified front against the extremist group. It was a brutal attack, which began when a suicide bomber blew himself up during Friday prayers, followed by...

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