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| Twin blasts kill several in Iraq | Twin blasts kill several in Iraq |
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| At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb attack north of Baghdad, police say. | At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb attack north of Baghdad, police say. |
| The blasts, in the town of Baiji, reportedly targeted the homes of the town police chief and a tribal leader. | The blasts, in the town of Baiji, reportedly targeted the homes of the town police chief and a tribal leader. |
| The first bomb exploded at 0600 (0300 GMT) outside police chief Saad al-Nuffous' house. | The first bomb exploded at 0600 (0300 GMT) outside police chief Saad al-Nuffous' house. |
| Minutes later, a second targeted a leader of the Salahuddin Awakening Council, a coalition of tribes fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq. He was unhurt. | Minutes later, a second targeted a leader of the Salahuddin Awakening Council, a coalition of tribes fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq. He was unhurt. |
| Tribal alliances | |
| Last week, a roadside bomb killed another leader of the Salahuddin Awakening Council, Sheikh Muawiya Jebara, and three of his bodyguards near Samarra, about 100km (60 miles) from Baiji in the mostly Sunni Salahuddin province. | |
| The head of the Tikrit-based council, Sheikh Sabah Mutashar al-Shammari, recently said the tribal alliance had conducted more than 100 operations against Sunni militants. | The head of the Tikrit-based council, Sheikh Sabah Mutashar al-Shammari, recently said the tribal alliance had conducted more than 100 operations against Sunni militants. |
| Last month, Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha - the leader of Anbar Awakening, a similar group in neighbouring Anbar province - was killed in a bomb attack near his home in Ramadi. | |
| US officials have pointed to the formation of the tribal alliances as one of the most positive developments in their efforts to reduce violence in Iraq. | |
| Al-Qaeda in Iraq has warned it will target such groups working with US forces. |