The group also claimed an attack on a Shia shrine in Balad, north of the capital, that left 40 dead a few days later.
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No group has yet claimed responsibility for this morning’s attack.
Earlier in the day, the source put the toll at three killed and 11 wounded in Kadhmiyah blast, citing initial police report.
Iraqi women wait for their family members who are missing after a auto bomb at a commercial area in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016.
Two medical officials confirmed the casualty figures.
This latest suicide bombing comes on the heels of the July 3 terror attack in Baghdad, considered the worst in recent history.
The blast set on fire several vehicles and damaged many others.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by gruesome violence ever since Daesh terrorists launched a campaign of terror in the country in June 2014.
Iraq declared victory over insurgents in Diyala more than a year ago, but the militants remain active despite holding no significant territory there. Islamic State has stepped up attacks across the country even as it incurs battlefield setbacks in the country’s north and west.
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