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At least 12 dead in Iraq violence At least 12 dead in Iraq violence
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At least 12 people have been killed in Iraq in a number of attacks a day after Prime Minister Nouri Maliki announced a new drive to boost security in Baghdad.At least 12 people have been killed in Iraq in a number of attacks a day after Prime Minister Nouri Maliki announced a new drive to boost security in Baghdad.
Four civilians were killed in a mortar barrage in central Baghdad and an attack on an education ministry official killed two bodyguards.Four civilians were killed in a mortar barrage in central Baghdad and an attack on an education ministry official killed two bodyguards.
A car bomb in Hilla, south of Baghdad, killed one person and injured 12 more.A car bomb in Hilla, south of Baghdad, killed one person and injured 12 more.
Earlier Iraq's army said it killed 30 militants in a Baghdad clash thought to mark the start of the new drive.Earlier Iraq's army said it killed 30 militants in a Baghdad clash thought to mark the start of the new drive.
In a separate development, the bodies of two Iraqi interpreters working with an American security contractor have been found in the southern city of Basra. In other violence:
The three men disappeared on Friday and the American national is still missing.
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  • Three US airmen assigned to a civil engineers' division died and another was injured in a bomb attack in Baghdad
  • A US soldier died in small arms fire, also in Baghdad
  • Two Iraqi interpreters working with a US security contractor who disappeared on Friday were found dead in the southern city of Basra. Another man, a US national is still missing
    • 'New strategy''New strategy'
    Prime Minister Maliki said Iraqi forces would carry out the new campaign, backed up by US forces on call.Prime Minister Maliki said Iraqi forces would carry out the new campaign, backed up by US forces on call.
    This comes just days before President George W Bush is due to announce his new strategy for Iraq.This comes just days before President George W Bush is due to announce his new strategy for Iraq.
    He has said he is in favour of sending thousands more soldiers to Iraq, despite opposition to the idea in the new Democrat-controlled Congress.He has said he is in favour of sending thousands more soldiers to Iraq, despite opposition to the idea in the new Democrat-controlled Congress.