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| US troops die in new Iraq attack | US troops die in new Iraq attack |
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| Nine US soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a base north of Baghdad, military officials have said. | Nine US soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a base north of Baghdad, military officials have said. |
| Some 20 troops and an Iraqi civilian were injured in the attack, which happened in the volatile province of Diyala, to the north-east of Baghdad. | Some 20 troops and an Iraqi civilian were injured in the attack, which happened in the volatile province of Diyala, to the north-east of Baghdad. |
| There has been fierce fighting in Diyala recently, pitting US and Iraqi forces against Sunni and Shia militias. | There has been fierce fighting in Diyala recently, pitting US and Iraqi forces against Sunni and Shia militias. |
| It is thought to be the US military's worst single loss since late 2005, when 10 marines were killed near Falluja. | |
| More than 3,300 US troops have been killed and some 24,300 have been injured in Iraq since the conflict began. | |
| Ramadi blasts | |
| The latest bombing followed a series of blasts in the town of Ramadi on Monday that killed 20 people and hurt dozens. | The latest bombing followed a series of blasts in the town of Ramadi on Monday that killed 20 people and hurt dozens. |
| Three cars exploded in quick succession near a restaurant and market in Ramadi's western district of al-Taamim. | Three cars exploded in quick succession near a restaurant and market in Ramadi's western district of al-Taamim. |
| Witnesses said there was a heavy police presence in the town because of reports that there were explosives there. | Witnesses said there was a heavy police presence in the town because of reports that there were explosives there. |
| Earlier on Monday blasts hit Baqouba and Mosul, and near where the new US envoy was giving his first briefing in Baghdad. | Earlier on Monday blasts hit Baqouba and Mosul, and near where the new US envoy was giving his first briefing in Baghdad. |
| It is in no-one's intention that this (the wall) is going to be a permanent state of affairs Ryan Crocker Profile: Ryan Crocker class="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456995/html/default.stm">Iraq violence, in figures | |
| Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the next few months were critical in the effort to reconcile Iraq's warring communities and urged the government to make use of a US-led security plan in the capital. | |
| He also defended the thinking behind a controversial wall being built around the flashpoint Adhamiya area, a Sunni enclave on the mainly Shia east bank of the Tigris. | He also defended the thinking behind a controversial wall being built around the flashpoint Adhamiya area, a Sunni enclave on the mainly Shia east bank of the Tigris. |
| On Sunday Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said he had ordered a halt to the project after it drew strong criticism from residents and Sunni leaders. | On Sunday Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said he had ordered a halt to the project after it drew strong criticism from residents and Sunni leaders. |