IRAQ CONFLICT: DIYALA SUNNI MOSQUE ATTACK KILLS DOZENS

Dozens of people have been killed in an attack on a Sunni mosque north-east of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Officials say a bomber blew himself up in the mosque during Friday prayers and gunmen fired on fleeing worshippers.
Some reports say Shia militias carried out the attack, but others blame Sunni jihadist group Islamic State (IS).

The area has seen heavy fighting between IS and Iraqi troops backed by Shia militiamen. The US has called IS the most dangerous threat it faces.
At least 32 people were killed in Friday's attack, which took place near the city of Baquba in Diyala province, about 120km (75 miles) north-east of Baghdad.
One security official told AFP news agency that Shia fighters allied with the government had carried out the assault as a reprisal for a bombing that targeted their fighters.
However another official quoted by AP news agency said IS had targeted local Sunnis whose leaders had refused to join them.

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says IS "clearly poses a long-term threat''

IS has seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria in recent months. Since 8 August the US has backed Iraqi and Kurdish troops tackling the insurgents by conducting air strikes.

On Thursday, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel described the group as an imminent threat to the US.