Major insurgent attacks Foreign interventions IS genocide of minorities IS war crimes Timeline A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd after a local football game in the village of al-Asriya, near Iskandariya in the Babil Governorate, in a mixed Sunni-Shiite area on 25 March 2016.

[1][4][5] The Mayor Ahmed Shaker was among those killed in the explosion; he succumbed to his wounds in a hospital.

[6][7][8][9] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for attack, claiming those targeted were members of the Popular Mobilization Forces.

[2] The bombing occurred as trophies were being presented after a football tournament.

According to eyewitnesses, the bomber went through the crowd to approach the centre and blew himself up during the mayor's presentation of the awards.