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| Iraqi bombings kill at least 18 | Iraqi bombings kill at least 18 |
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| A number of bombings have killed 18 people and wounded many others in Iraq. | A number of bombings have killed 18 people and wounded many others in Iraq. |
| The violence comes despite an intensified security operation in the capital, Baghdad, and across Iraq. | The violence comes despite an intensified security operation in the capital, Baghdad, and across Iraq. |
| Eleven people, including five police officers, were killed in a car bomb attack near the city of Ramadi in the western province of Anbar. | |
| In Baghdad, an explosion on a bus in the mainly-Shia area of Karrada has killed at least five people and wounded about eight others. | In Baghdad, an explosion on a bus in the mainly-Shia area of Karrada has killed at least five people and wounded about eight others. |
| Roadside bombs in the south-east of the city have killed two people and injured 40. | Roadside bombs in the south-east of the city have killed two people and injured 40. |
| New measures | |
| Meanwhile, two US soldiers have been killed and 17 others were wounded after a suicide attack at a combat outpost north of Baghdad. | |
| The US has created so-called "combat outposts" in several districts as part of the new security plan. | |
| The aim is for troops to live, work and conduct operations from these outposts rather than return to US military bases. | |
| Two days ago, two US soldiers were killed while on patrol in the capital as part of the new measures. | |
| The bombing in Ramadi occurred outside the home of prominent Sunni leader Sattar al-Reshawi. He was not at home at the time. | The bombing in Ramadi occurred outside the home of prominent Sunni leader Sattar al-Reshawi. He was not at home at the time. |
| On Sunday, two car bombs went off at a crowded Baghdad market leaving more than 60 people dead. | On Sunday, two car bombs went off at a crowded Baghdad market leaving more than 60 people dead. |