Scenes of destruction... after a car bomb explodes in a mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and injuring 28.<br/> <br />The bombing followed a series of blasts in the capital, Monday. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for one of them.<br/> <br />The militant group is attempting to destabilize Baghdad, but they are facing stronger opposition in the Kurdish north where they want to create their own Islamic caliphate.<br/> <br />But Kurdistan President, Massoud Barzani, says his forces are now receiving weapons and ammunition from Iran.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (KURDISH) MASSOUD BARZANI, PRESIDENT OF IRAQ'S KURDISTAN REGION , SAYING:<br/> <br />"We asked our friends to arm our forces and send us weapons, and the Islamic republic of Iran was the first country that provided us with the required weapons."<br/> <br />But Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, says that while Tehran will supply weapons... no Iranian troops will be deployed.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) MOHAMMAD JAVAD Z
