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| Iraq bomber kills army recruits | Iraq bomber kills army recruits |
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| At least 10 people have died and 13 have been wounded in a suicide bombing at an Iraqi army recruiting centre west of Baghdad, officials say. | At least 10 people have died and 13 have been wounded in a suicide bombing at an Iraqi army recruiting centre west of Baghdad, officials say. |
| The bomber detonated a vest of explosives as potential recruits were gathering at the centre in Abu Ghraib, a town on the outskirts of the capital. | The bomber detonated a vest of explosives as potential recruits were gathering at the centre in Abu Ghraib, a town on the outskirts of the capital. |
| Attacks by insurgents have continued unabated despite a US-led security crackdown launched in February. | Attacks by insurgents have continued unabated despite a US-led security crackdown launched in February. |
| Recruits to Iraq's army and police forces are frequent targets. | Recruits to Iraq's army and police forces are frequent targets. |
| The bodies of at least five Iraqi police officers were found shot and dumped in a field outside the city of Baiji, 250km (155 miles) north of Baghdad on Friday. | The bodies of at least five Iraqi police officers were found shot and dumped in a field outside the city of Baiji, 250km (155 miles) north of Baghdad on Friday. |
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| The BBC's Andrew North, in Baghdad, says all the men killed in the suicide bombing are believed to be Sunni Arabs from the surrounding area. | |
| They are also thought to be members of a tribe which has joined with others against al-Qaeda because of opposition to some of its extremist policies. | |
| As part of efforts to combat the group, tribal leaders have been urging people to join police and army units in the area. | |
| It is a complete reversal in position, our correspondent says. | |
| In the past, many local Sunnis may have co-operated with the insurgency and worked against the security forces. | |
| This is a trend the US military has been trying to encourage. | |
| But al-Qaeda has been fighting back, targeting members of the tribal alliance and Iraqi security forces, our correspondent adds. | |
| In other violence, a bystander was killed in the northern oil city of Kirkuk when a roadside bomb attack targeted a passing police patrol. | In other violence, a bystander was killed in the northern oil city of Kirkuk when a roadside bomb attack targeted a passing police patrol. |
| A police officer died in a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad's Yarmuk neighbourhood, while a woman was killed by a mortar round in south-west Bayaa district. | A police officer died in a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad's Yarmuk neighbourhood, while a woman was killed by a mortar round in south-west Bayaa district. |
| Six men were killed and a woman and five children wounded after US helicopters fired on three houses in eastern Baghdad, the Associated Press reports. | Six men were killed and a woman and five children wounded after US helicopters fired on three houses in eastern Baghdad, the Associated Press reports. |
| In other news from Iraq: | In other news from Iraq: |
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