Investigators at the scene of the Nasriyah attack, Iraq, on September 14, 2017            (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

ISIS gunmen on Thursday attacked a restaurant in Nasriyah, before fleeing in a vehicle and exploding it at a nearby security checkpoint. The attackers were reported to have disguised themselves as members of Hashed al-Shaabi, a paramilitary group that once cooperated with anti-ISIS forces in northern Iraq.