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| Title | Bomb attacks against Iraq security forces kill 17 |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Iraq |
| Publication Date | 14 September 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Bomb attacks against Iraq security forces kill 17, 14 September 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e8973cfc.html [accessed 3 June 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Bomb attacks against Iraq security forces kill 17
September 14, 2011
Iraqi officials say a series of bomb attacks appearing to target security forces in central and western Iraq today killed at least 17 people.
In the most serious attack, at least 13 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in front of a restaurant frequented by members of the security forces in the town of Medhatiyah, near the central city of Hilla.
The blast also left around 50 wounded.
A bomb attached to a vehicle exploded inside an Iraqi security forces compound in the town of Habbaniyah, 80 kilometers west of Baghdad in Anbar Province, killing at least two soldiers and wounding 10 others.
In northern Baghdad, insurgents opened fire on a police checkpoint, killing two police officers.
The violence comes just months before U.S. forces are set to withdraw from the country.
compiled from agency reports
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