A suicide bomber targeted a group of Sunni militiamen south of Baghdad on Saturday as they queued at an Iraqi army post to collect pay cheques, killing 9 and injuring 31, police said.
According to Reuters, the attack took place in Iskandariya, 40 km south of the Iraqi capital. The bombing occurred as the men were waiting to get overdue money from the authorities. Delays in paying the Sahwas, also known as "Awakening Councils," have contributed to tensions between them and the government.
"The Sahwa men were preparing to enter the military post to receive their salaries when a suicide bomber managed to blow himself up among them, killing nine of them," said police colonel Ali al-Zahawi, head of Iskandariya police.
