18 killed in Islamic State attack in Iraq's Tikrit
Eighteen people were killed in separate bombings and shootings claimed by Islamic State in Iraq's Tikrit on Saturday. The militants first started shooting at a checkpoint in Tikrit's outskirts, killing 7 people and later detonated two suicide bombs killing 11 people in the city. ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency said the attacks were targeted at the police and Shi'ite militias.