Islamic State claims jihad truck bombing in Baghdad that murdered 47

MARCH 6, 2016 5:16 PM BY ROBERT SPENCER

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“The Rafidha (a derogatory term for Shiites) must understand that the battle has just begun and that the worst is yet to come.” That is doubtless true.

“‘Islamic State group claims deadly Iraq bombing,'” AFP, March 6, 2016:

Baghdad: The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility for a suicide truck bomb blast that killed at least 47 people Sunday south of Baghdad.

In a statement posted on social media, IS named the bomber who detonated his explosives-laden truck at a checkpoint outside the city of Hilla as Abu Islam al-Ansari.

“The Rafidha (a derogatory term for Shiites) must understand that the battle has just begun and that the worst is yet to come,” the statement said….