IS attack in Baghdad kills at least 12: officials

An attack by the Islamic State group involving a car bomb, a gunfight and a hostage-taking left at least 12 people dead in Baghdad Monday, security and medical sources said. The exact sequence of the attack in the Baghdad al-Jadida area of the Iraqi capital was not immediately clear but security officials and an AFP reporter described scenes of chaos. According to an official from the interior ministry, gunmen blew up at least one car bomb before spraying gunfire in the street and storming a mal