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| Suicide bomb targets Iraqi police | Suicide bomb targets Iraqi police |
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| At least 16 Iraqis have been killed and another 30 wounded in a suicide bombing at a police recruitment centre in northern Iraq, police have reported. | At least 16 Iraqis have been killed and another 30 wounded in a suicide bombing at a police recruitment centre in northern Iraq, police have reported. |
| Two policemen were among the dead. The other victims were in the process of being recruited into the force. | Two policemen were among the dead. The other victims were in the process of being recruited into the force. |
| The attack took place in the town of Sinjar, near the northern city of Mosul. | The attack took place in the town of Sinjar, near the northern city of Mosul. |
| The city is considered by American and Iraqi military officials to be the last urban stronghold of al-Qaeda in Iraq. | The city is considered by American and Iraqi military officials to be the last urban stronghold of al-Qaeda in Iraq. |
| Iraqi and US forces have been conducting a major crackdown against Sunni insurgents in the area since mid-May. | Iraqi and US forces have been conducting a major crackdown against Sunni insurgents in the area since mid-May. |
| In August last year about 400 people were killed in the Sinjar area in multiple bomb attacks targeting members of the minority Yazidi community. |