Iraq: Security forces repel IS attack on Abu Ghraib *GRAPHIC*

Iraqi state security forces repelled an attack by militants in the Baghdad suburb of Abu Ghraib, Sunday, according to officials.
The assault, claimed by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL), reportedly began early in the day with several suicide car bomb detonations and an attack on a barracks. At least eight security personnel were killed in the ensuing gun-battle, with over 20 injured in the fight.
Just hours after the Abu Ghraib attack, at least 22 people were killed and 55 injured in a twin explosion at a busy market in Baghdad's Sadr City district. Security forces secured the scene of the attack, in which two suicide bombers had reportedly detonated explosive devices in the middle of the crowded shopping area. IS has also claimed responsibility for that attack.