
Suicide car bomb blast kills 10 south of Baghdad
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 17, 2016 - A suicide car bomb explosion targeting an Iraqi army checkpoint south of Baghdad Monday killed at least 10 people, security and medical sources said.
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Baghdad (AFP) Oct 17, 2016 - A suicide car bomb explosion targeting an Iraqi army checkpoint south of Baghdad Monday killed at least 10 people, security and medical sources said.
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Baghdad (AFP) Oct 16, 2016 - A suicide bombing targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least two people in Baghdad on Sunday, officials said, a day after the deadliest attack to hit the Iraqi capital in months.
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