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Iraq city hit by suicide car bomb | Iraq city hit by suicide car bomb |
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A suicide car bomb in the Iraqi city of Ramadi has killed at least six people and wounded at least 17 others, local officials say. | |
The target of the attack appeared to have been a police checkpoint and two traffic policemen are reported to be among the dead. | The target of the attack appeared to have been a police checkpoint and two traffic policemen are reported to be among the dead. |
Women and children are among those wounded, officials said. | Women and children are among those wounded, officials said. |
Ramadi is the main city of the western province of Anbar, formerly one of the centres of the Sunni insurgency. | Ramadi is the main city of the western province of Anbar, formerly one of the centres of the Sunni insurgency. |
But violence in the region has decreased sharply over the past two years, as tribal leaders deserted the militants and backed US-led forces. | But violence in the region has decreased sharply over the past two years, as tribal leaders deserted the militants and backed US-led forces. |
The bombing comes two weeks after US forces completed their withdrawal from Iraq's towns and cities. | The bombing comes two weeks after US forces completed their withdrawal from Iraq's towns and cities. |