At least 50 people were killed in southern Iraq Thursday on gun and car bomb attacks claimed by the Islamic State.

More than 80 people were also wounded in the attacks near Nasiriyah, the capital of Dhi Qar province, officials said.

Militants opened fire at a restaurant and shortly afterwards a suicide attack carried out by a driver in an explosive-laden vehicle struck a nearby security checkpoint, officers said.

The Shi’ite dominated Dhi Qar province is 320 kilometers southeast of Baghdad.
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