Syria: IS claim attack near major Shi'ite shrine
The bombings on Saturday targeting the area near one of the holiest shrines for Shi'ite Muslims, in Damascus, Syria, that killed at least eight people, were claimed by the Islamic State. The attacks targeted the Sayeda Zeinab suburb, which houses the shrine of the granddaughter of Prophet Mohammed. The suburb is a base for Shi'ite militia from Lebanon and Iraq. 