IS attacks kill scores across Iraq

Scores of people have died in attacks across Iraq as fighting rages between pro-government forces and the Islamic State group.

In Sunday’s latest attack, a large explosion hit the predominantly Shia neighbourhood of Sadr City, just north of the Iraqi capital Baghad.

At least 15 people were killed in the blast, caused by two roadside bombs, and several injured.

Elsewhere across the country, Iraq’s military came under attack from ISIL fighters.

In Abu Graib, west of Baghdad, a number of policemen were kidnapped after an attack there.

A nearby village was also raided by the group in addition to as a silo and a water plant in the town, military sources told Al Jazeera before adding that both areas are now under IS control.

In yet another incident, 18 policemen were killed in an IS assault on a military barrack near Fallujah in the western Anbar province.