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Two suicide bombers kill 35 in Iraq's Diyala
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by Dave Keating | July 15, 2008 at 01:13 am
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UPDATE: The death toll from today's attack has been updated to 35.
Just a few days after the Iraqi government said it would crackdown on terrorism to the North of Baghdad, an attack on a recruiting center there has killed a reported 23 people.
Today's attack is deadliest since twin suicide bombers killed more than 3 dozen people. Al-Qaeda fighters have sought to regroup in the region after being pushed by the Iraqi and US forces from former strongholds further south.
Two suicide bombers killed 23 people and wounded 68 at a recruitment centre for the Iraqi army north of Baghdad on Tuesday, an Iraqi security source said, just days after the government promised a crackdown in the area.
The security source said most of those killed were recruits.
The U.S. military said 16 recruits were killed and 30 wounded when the bombers blew themselves up in a queue outside a security base in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad.
The attack follows a string of bombings in recent months in Diyala province, of which Baquba is the capital.
Sunni Islamist al Qaeda has sought to stoke tensions in religiously and ethnically mixed Diyala. It has frequently targeted policemen and police recruits.
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at 04:43 on July 15th, 2008
Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 05:40 on July 15th, 2008
Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 14:58 on July 15th, 2008
Do you think this will have an affect on the decision making process of the Iraqis regarding their intentions to ask America to start leaving by the end of the year? (Even though we are gradually withdrawing troops when able.)