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Iraq bombs target security forces | Iraq bombs target security forces |
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At least 10 people have been killed in two bomb attacks targeting security forces in Iraq. | At least 10 people have been killed in two bomb attacks targeting security forces in Iraq. |
A roadside bomb killed six Kurdish peshmerga fighters in Khanaqin town in Diyala province, north-east of Baghdad. | A roadside bomb killed six Kurdish peshmerga fighters in Khanaqin town in Diyala province, north-east of Baghdad. |
Diyala has been the focus of a US-led offensive against al-Qaeda militants. Khanaqin is the centre of a power struggle between Kurds and Arabs. | Diyala has been the focus of a US-led offensive against al-Qaeda militants. Khanaqin is the centre of a power struggle between Kurds and Arabs. |
In the northern city of Mosul, gunmen kidnapped and killed four staff members of Sharqia TV, police said. | |
They were filming a popular programme shown during the holy month of Ramadan. | |
Separately, a bomb in eastern Baghdad killed three Iraqi policemen and a Sunni militiaman opposed to al-Qaeda. | Separately, a bomb in eastern Baghdad killed three Iraqi policemen and a Sunni militiaman opposed to al-Qaeda. |
At least eight people were hurt in the blast, which targeted a checkpoint, according to security officials. | At least eight people were hurt in the blast, which targeted a checkpoint, according to security officials. |
Blast in Dujail | Blast in Dujail |
An Iraqi Kurdish official told AFP news agency the blast in Khanaqin targeted a patrol on the eastern outskirts of the town, near the Iranian border. | An Iraqi Kurdish official told AFP news agency the blast in Khanaqin targeted a patrol on the eastern outskirts of the town, near the Iranian border. |
The commander of peshmerga forces in Khanaqin and his son were among those killed, Mahmud Singawi told the agency. | The commander of peshmerga forces in Khanaqin and his son were among those killed, Mahmud Singawi told the agency. |
Khanaqin has a mixed population of Kurds and Arabs. The Iraqi army has been trying to extend its control over the city, pitting it against peshmerga fighters based there. | Khanaqin has a mixed population of Kurds and Arabs. The Iraqi army has been trying to extend its control over the city, pitting it against peshmerga fighters based there. |
In the surrounding province of Diyala, US and Iraqi government forces have been leading an offensive against Sunni militant groups allied to al-Qaeda. | In the surrounding province of Diyala, US and Iraqi government forces have been leading an offensive against Sunni militant groups allied to al-Qaeda. |
Bomb attacks and assassinations remain commonplace in Iraq, although the country is generally less violent now than a year ago. | Bomb attacks and assassinations remain commonplace in Iraq, although the country is generally less violent now than a year ago. |
On Friday, at least 31 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad. | On Friday, at least 31 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad. |
The blast targeted a police station in the commercial district of the mainly Shia town. | The blast targeted a police station in the commercial district of the mainly Shia town. |
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