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Militants kill 10 in Iraq attack Iraqi militants attack villages
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Two Iraqi soldiers and eight members of an anti-al-Qaeda group have been killed by militants near Baghdad. Some 20 people have been killed after militants launched attacks on two villages in central Iraq.
Two Iraqi soldiers and 10 members of a local anti-al-Qaeda militia died in the first clash near Baghdad.
The fighters, who wore Iraqi army fatigues and have been linked to al-Qaeda, attacked a checkpoint in Hawr Rajab village, south of the capital.The fighters, who wore Iraqi army fatigues and have been linked to al-Qaeda, attacked a checkpoint in Hawr Rajab village, south of the capital.
Interior ministry officials said the militants killed the two soldiers, then seized an army vehicle and assaulted the Hawr Rajab Awakening Council HQ. In another attack near Baquba, seven militants and two civilians died.
Local anti-al-Qaeda police units have been set up in Iraq by tribal sheikhs. Interior ministry officials said that in the clash near Baghdad, fighters had seized an army vehicle and used it to assault the Hawr Rajab Awakening Council HQ.
The predominantly Sunni and US-allied awakening councils have flourished across the country and have been credited with helping to significantly reduce violence. A number of local anti-al-Qaeda police units have flourished across Iraq after being organised by mainly Sunni tribal sheikhs.
The US-allied awakening councils have been credited with helping to significantly reduce violence.
Correspondents say Thursday's bloodshed underlines the fragility of security gains made in recent months following the deployment of an extra 30,000 US troops into Iraq.