Historic ‘animosity’ between IS group and slain General Soleimani prompted deadly bombings in Iran The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings that left at least 84 dead at a commemoration for slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Wednesday. FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr explains the roots of the deep animosity between the Sunni Islamic State group and the late leader of the Shiite state’s Revolutionary Guards Corps.